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- Dictionaryconfound/kənˈfaʊnd/
verb
- 1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations: "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts" Similar
- 2. mix up (something) with something else: "he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism"
exclamation
- 1. used to express anger or annoyance: dated "oh confound it, where is the thing?"
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CONFOUND definition: 1. to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONFOUND is to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity. How to use confound in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confound.
Confound definition: to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse. See examples of CONFOUND used in a sentence.
Definitions of confound. verb. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw. confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off. cause to feel embarrassment. see more. verb. mistake one thing for another. synonyms: conflate, confuse.
Definition of confound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at perplex. 2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: Don't confound fiction and fact. 3. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper. 4. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics. 5. Used in mild curses: Confound you! 6. a.
to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation: confound someone by doing something A man has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead. confound someone with something The singer confounded her critics with a remarkable follow-up album.
CONFOUND definition: If something confounds someone, it makes them surprised and confused, because they cannot explain…. Learn more.
To cause to become confused or perplexed. American Heritage. To mix up or lump together indiscriminately; confuse. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To fail to distinguish; mix up. Don't confound fiction and fact. American Heritage. To make feel confused; bewilder. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To damn. Webster's New World.
verb. If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis. [VERB noun] The choice of Governor may confound us all. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of confound.
