Sekirov Dictionary

confound

/kənˈfaʊnd/

verb9

  1. To perplex or puzzle.
  2. To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
  3. To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
  4. To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
  5. To stun or amaze.
  6. To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
  7. (old-fashioned) To damn (a mild oath).
  8. (nonstandard) To make something worse.
  9. (no longer used) To destroy, ruin, or devastate; to bring to ruination.

noun1

  1. A confounding variable.
forms

confounded · confounding · confoundeth · confounds · confoundest

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