What is "confound" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does confound mean in English? Meaning of confound definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "confound" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "confound": be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Verb

  • Meaning: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • Example: These questions confuse even the experts This question completely threw me This question befuddled even the teacher
  • Synonyms: bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw
  • Hyponyms: amaze baffle beat bewilder demoralize disorient disorientate dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex
  • Hypernyms: be
  • Hyphenation: con‧found

    Meaning of "confound": mistake one thing for another

    Verb

  • Meaning: mistake one thing for another
  • Example: you are confusing me with the other candidate I mistook her for the secretary
  • Synonyms: confound confuse
  • Hypernyms: misidentify mistake
  • Hyphenation: con‧found

    Synonyms:

    mystify, perplex, bewilder, discombobulate, rattle, puzzle, astound, baffle, amaze, startle, faze, astonish, embarrass, surprise, dumbfound, discomfit, discountenance, blend, nonplus, pose, bug, commingle, mix, abash, fiddle, confute, jumble, flabbergast, throw, mix up, screw up, befog, misidentify, metagrobolize,

    Antonyms:

    enlighten, explain, explicate, calm, comfort, clear up, clarify, bore, help, expect, divide, separate, make clear, relate, unmix,

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    confound in English: confound
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