What does Confound mean?

Definitions for Confound
kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usu. ˈkɒnˈfaʊndcon·found

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulateverb

    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"

  2. confuse, confoundverb

    mistake one thing for another

    "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

Wiktionary

  1. confoundnoun

    a confounding variable

  2. confoundverb

    To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.

  3. confoundverb

    To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.

  4. confoundverb

    To make something worse.

    Don't confound the situation by yelling.

  5. confoundverb

    To cause to be ashamed; to abash.

    His actions confounded the skeptics.

  6. confoundverb

    To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.

  7. confoundverb

    To damn (mild oath).

  8. confoundverb

    To bring to ruination.

  9. confoundverb

    To stun, amaze

  10. Etymology: From cunfundre, from confondre.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To CONFOUNDverb

    Etymology: confondre, Fr. confundo, Latin.

    Let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. Gen. xi. 7.

    A fluid body and a wetting liquor are wont, because they agree in many things, to be confounded. Robert Boyle, Hist. of Fluidity.

    They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them, but confound them with words, must have endless dispute. John Locke.

    I am yet to think, that men find their simple ideas agree, though, in discourse, they confound one another with different names. John Locke.

    So spake the son of God; and Satan stood
    A while as mute, confounded what to say. John Milton, Par. Reg.

    Now with furies surrounded,
    Despairing, confounded,
    He trembles, he glows,
    Amidst Rhodope’s snows. Alexander Pope, St. Cecilia.

    Let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken. Dan. xxi.

    The gods confound thee! do’st thou hold there still? William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. confound

    In statistics, a confounder (also confounding variable, confounding factor, extraneous determinant or lurking variable) is a variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable, causing a spurious association. Confounding is a causal concept, and as such, cannot be described in terms of correlations or associations. The existence of confounders is an important quantitative explanation why correlation does not imply causation. Confounds are threats to internal validity.

ChatGPT

  1. confound

    To confound is to cause surprise or confusion in someone, often by acting against their expectations. It can also refer to the act of mixing up or confusing two or more elements with each other. In a scientific research context, it specifically refers to factors that distort the effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable, thereby causing inaccuracies in the results.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Confoundverb

    to mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse

  2. Confoundverb

    to mistake for another; to identify falsely

  3. Confoundverb

    to throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay

  4. Confoundverb

    to destroy; to ruin; to waste

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Confound

    kon-fownd′, v.t. to overthrow, defeat: to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable: to throw into disorder: to perplex: to astonish.—p.adj. Confound′ed, confused: astonished: (coll.) consummate, egregious (a term of disapprobation).—advs. Confound′edly (coll.), hatefully, shamefully: cursedly; Confound′ingly, astonishingly.—Confound you, an execration or curse. [O. Fr. confondre—L. confundĕre, -fusumcon, together, fundĕre, to pour.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Confound in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Confound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Confound in a Sentence

  1. Maria Montessori:

    The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil; and the task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility, and evil with activity.

  2. Xu Hong:

    Some people are trying to change the concept stealthily to confound right and wrong and black and white. They may be able to mislead public opinion for some time but eventually lies are lies and even repeated a thousand times will not become truth.

  3. Maria Montessori:

    The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.

  4. Andrew Freeman:

    That's a ton of tablespoons, so the question is : If these people in the study were eating such a very small amount of vegetables, what else are they eating and how much did that confound these results ?

  5. Walt Whitman:

    My final merit I refuse you, I refuse putting from me what I really am, Encompass worlds but never try to encompass me, I crowd your sleekest and best by simply looking toward you. Writing and talk do not prove me, I carry the plenum of proof in my face, With the hush of my lips I wholly confound the skeptic.

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Translations for Confound

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  • حيرةArabic
  • осуетявам, засрамвам, слисвам, шашкам, проклинам, обърквам, влошавамBulgarian
  • verschlimmern, verschlechtern, verwirrenGerman
  • empeorar, confundirSpanish
  • hämmästyttää, sekoittaa, saattaa hämilleen, kirotaFinnish
  • उलझानाHindi
  • bæta gráu ofan á svart, rugla, niðurlægja, gera vont verraIcelandic
  • confundatLatin
  • verwarren, verslaanDutch
  • forvirreNorwegian
  • piorar, confundirPortuguese
  • încurcaRomanian
  • путать, сбивать с толку, посрамлять, ухудшать, проклинать, смешиватьRussian
  • fördömaSwedish
  • şaşırtmak, afallatmak, kafasını karıştırmakTurkish
  • الجھاؤUrdu
  • 迷惑Chinese

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