confound
/kənˈfaʊnd/
Dictionary
noun
- A confounding variable.
Synonyms:confounder
verb
- To perplex or puzzle.
- To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- To make something worse.
"Don't confound the situation by yelling."
- To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
- To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
"His actions confounded the skeptics."
- To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
- To damn (a mild oath).
"Confound the lady!"
- To bring to ruination.
- To stun, amaze
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