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   confound

   /kənˈfaʊnd/

   verb

   • 1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations: "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts" Similar amazeastonishdumbfoundstaggersurprisestartlestunstupefydazenonplusthrowshakeunnervedisconcertdiscomposedismaybewilderset someone thinkingbafflemystifybemuseperplexpuzzleconfusetake someone's breath awaytake by surprisetake abackshake upstop someone in their tracksstrike dumbleave open-mouthedleave aghastcatch off balanceinformal:buffaloflabbergastfloorknock for sixknock sidewaysknock outknock the stuffing out of someonebowl overblow someone's mindblow awayflummoxdiscombobulatefazestumpbeatfoxmake someone scratch their headbe all Greek tofogarchaic:wildergravelmazecause to be at a standdistractposerare:obfuscate
   • ▪ prove (a theory or expectation) wrong: "the rise in prices confounded expectations" Similar invalidatenegatecontradictcountergo againstdiscreditgive the lie todrive a coach and horses throughquashexplodedemolishshoot downdestroydisproveprove wrongprove falsefalsifyinformal:shoot full of holesblow sky-highrare:controvertconfutenegative
   • ▪ defeat (a plan, aim, or hope): "we will confound these tactics by the pressure groups"
   • ▪ overthrow (an enemy): archaic "God chose to use natural disorders to confound Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt"
   • 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?"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.

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