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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.
Confound means to confuse and surprise someone, or to affect a scientific experiment in a way that makes it less clear. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with examples and synonyms.
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.
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.
