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- Dictionaryconfounded/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
adjective
- 1. used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance: informal, dated "he was a confounded nuisance"
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Confounded is an adjective that means confused, perplexed, or damned. Learn its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Confound means to confuse and surprise someone, or to affect the result of a scientific experiment in a way that makes it less clear that one thing causes another. Learn more about the verb confound, its synonyms, and its usage in sentences.
Confound is a verb that means to baffle, confuse, or mix up. It can also mean to refute, shame, or destroy. See synonyms, examples, and word history of confound.
Confounded is an old-fashioned and informal adjective that means angry or annoyed. It is often used before a noun, such as a confounded nuisance. Learn more about its pronunciation, synonyms and translations.
When you're confounded, you are confused. A confounded student might struggle with one question on a math test for twenty minutes. If a bird flies into your house through an open window and flaps around in a befuddled panic, it's confounded.
Confounded is an old-fashioned and informal adjective that means angry or annoyed. It is often used before a noun, such as a confounded nuisance. Learn more about its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations.
to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error. to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated. to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it! to contradict or refute: to confound their arguments. to put to shame; abash. Archaic. to defeat or overthrow.