confound

Meaning of confound

verb
  1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.
    the inflation figure confounded economic analysts
  2. mix up (something) with something else.
    he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism
exclamation
  1. used to express anger or annoyance.
    oh confound it, where is the thing?

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

Information about confound

  • The plural form of confound is: confounds.
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Hyphenation of confound

con-found

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • confound is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

confound synonyms

Meaning confuse:

confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate

Meaning surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment:

amaze

Meaning surprise or impress (someone) greatly:

astonish

Meaning greatly astonish or amaze:

dumbfound

Meaning astonish or deeply shock:

stagger

Meaning (of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock:

surprise

Meaning cause to feel sudden shock or alarm:

startle

Meaning astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react:

stun

Meaning astonish and shock:

stupefy

Meaning (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly:

daze

Meaning surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react:

nonplus

Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:

shake

Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:

unnerve

Meaning disturb the composure of; unsettle:

disconcert

Meaning disturb or agitate (someone):

discompose

Meaning cause (someone) to feel concern and distress:

dismay

Meaning cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused:

bewilder

Meaning totally bewilder or perplex:

baffle

Meaning utterly bewilder or perplex (someone):

mystify

Meaning puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone):

bemuse

Meaning make (someone) feel completely baffled:

perplex

Meaning cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something:

puzzle

Meaning overawe or intimidate (someone):

buffalo

Meaning surprise (someone) greatly; astonish:

flabbergast

Meaning baffle (someone) completely:

floor

Meaning perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder:

flummox

Meaning disturb or disconcert (someone):

faze

Meaning (of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle:

stump

Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:

beat

Meaning (with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam:

fog

Meaning cause to lose one's way; lead or drive astray:

wilder

Meaning cover (an area of ground) with gravel:

gravel

Meaning be dazed and confused:

maze

Meaning prevent (someone) from concentrating on something:

distract

Meaning present or constitute (a problem or danger):

pose

Meaning bewilder (someone):

obfuscate

Translation of confound

Words that rhyme with confound

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