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Definitions for Confounded
[1] bewildered; confused; perplexed.
[2] damned (used euphemistically): That is a confounded lie.
[3] to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
[4] to throw into confusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people.
[5] to throw into increased confusion or disorder.
[6] to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error.
[7] to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.
[8] to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it!
[9] to contradict or refute: to confound their arguments.
[10] to put to shame; abash.
[11] Archaic . to defeat or overthrow. to bring to ruin or naught.
[12] Obsolete . to spend uselessly; waste.
[13] bewildered; confused
[14] (prenominal) informal execrable; damned
[15] to astound or perplex; bewilder
[16] to mix up; confuse
[17] to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with (one or more other things)
[18] (kɒnˈfaʊnd ) to curse or damn (usually as an expletive in the phrase confound it! )
[19] to contradict or refute (an argument, etc)
[20] to rout or defeat (an enemy)
[21] obsolete to waste
Words related to Confounded
perplexed, bewildered, disconcerted, befuddled
Words nearby Confounded
conformation, conformational analysis, conformist, conformity, confound, confounded, confraternity, confrere, confront, confrontation, confrontational
Origin of Confounded
1250–1300; Middle English conf(o)unden < Anglo-French confoundre < Latin confundere to mix, equivalent to con- con- + fundere to pour
Other words from Confounded
con·found·ed·ly , adverb
con·found·ed·ness , noun
un·con·found·ed·ly , adverb
con·found·a·ble , adjective
con·found·er , noun
con·found·ing·ly , adverb
in·ter·con·found , verb (used with object)
pre·con·found , verb (used with object)
un·con·found , verb (used with object)
un·con·found·ing , adjective
un·con·found·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Confounded
C13: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere to mingle, pour together, from fundere to pour