confounded

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Simple past tense and past participle of confound
Confused; thwarted
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
Confused; perplexed
used to show that you are annoyed
past of confound
Excessive; extreme; abominable
Two variables are said to be confounded when they are varied simultaneously and their effects cannot be separated
An independent variable and an extraneous variable are confounded when their effects on the dependent variable cannot be distinguished from each other Often a comparative study using a control group is used to avoid confounding variables
{s} confused, perplexed, dumbfounded; cursed, damned
confound
To make something worse

Don't confound the situation by yelling.

confound
To defeat
confound
To bring to ruination
confound
To cause to be ashamed; to abash

His actions confounded the skeptics.

confoundedly
In a confounded manner; as if thwarted or confused
confound
{v} to mix, perplex, destory, amaze
confoundedly
{a} hatefully, shamefully, very
confound
To destroy; to ruin; to waste
confound
To mistake for another; to identify falsely
confound
To frustrate
confound
{f} amaze, stun, confuse, bewilder; fail to discern a difference, mix up
confound
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong
confound
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
confound
To damn
confound
To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay
confound
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. The choice of Governor may confound us all
confound
To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle
confound
mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
confound
To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse
confoundedly
Extremely; odiously; detestably
confoundedly
in a perplexed manner, in a dumbfounded manner; detestably, damnably
confounded

    Hyphenation

    con·found·ed

    Turkish pronunciation

    kınfaundîd

    Pronunciation

    /kənˈfoundəd/ /kənˈfaʊndɪd/

    Etymology

    [ k&n-'faund, kän- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French confondre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com- + fundere to pour; more at FOUND.
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