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1. (v.t.) confound
to perplex or amaze; bewilder; confuse.
2. confound
to throw into confusion or disorder.
3. confound
to throw into increased confusion or disorder.
4. confound
to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake:
truth confounded with error.
5. confound
to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.
6. confound
to damn (used in mild imprecations):
Confound it!
7. confound
to contradict or refute.
8. confound
to put to shame; abash.
9. confound
Archaic.
10. confound
to defeat or overthrow.
11. confound
to bring to ruin or naught.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF confoundre < L confundere to mix)
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1. (verb) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
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. (verb) confuse, confound
mistake one thing for another
"you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
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1. (verb) confound
to mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse
2. (verb) confound
to mistake for another; to identify falsely
3. (verb) confound
to throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay
4. (verb) confound
to destroy; to ruin; to waste
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Sense: to puzzle and surprise greatly.
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 Afrikaans: verbyster, fnuik |
 Arabic: يُربِك، يُحيّر، يُذهِل |
 Bulgarian: обърквам |
 Brazilian: confundir |
 Czech: ohromit, zmást |
 German: verblüffen |
 Danish: forvirre |
 Greek: μπερδεύω, εκπλήσσω |
 Spanish: desconcertar |
 Estonian: hämmeldama |
 Farsi: گیج کردن؛ حیرت زده کردن |
 Finnish: hämmentää |
 French: confondre |
 Hebrew: לְבַלבֵּל |
 Hindi: हक्का-बक्का करना |
 Croatian: pomiješati, pobrkati, zam |
 Hungarian: összezavar |
 Indonesian: mengelabui |
 Icelandic: rugla; gera höggdofa |
 Italian: confondere |
 Japanese: 混乱させる |
 Korean: 당황하게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: pritrenkti, priblokšti |
 Latvian: apmulsināt; izjaukt |
 Malay: keliru |
 Dutch: verbazen |
 Norwegian: forvirre, gjøre målløs |
 Polish: konfundować |
 Persian: گیج کردن؛ حیرت زده کردن |
 Pashto: ګډوډ كول: مغشوش كول: وار |
 Portuguese: desconcertar |
 Romanian: a ului, a lăsa perplex |
 Russian: сбивать с толку |
 Slovak: ohromiť |
 Slovenian: zbegati |
 Serbian: preneraziti |
 Swedish: förbrylla, göra häpen |
 Thai: ทำให้รู้สึกสับสน |
 Turkish: şaşırtmak |
 Taiwanese: 使困惑 |
 Ukrainian: уражати, бентежити |
 Urdu: گڈ مڈ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm bối rối |
 Chinese: 使惊惶 |
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