What does confound mean?
Definitions for confound
kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usu. ˈkɒnˈfaʊndcon·found
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
confuse, confoundverb
mistake one thing for another
"you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
Wiktionary
confoundnoun
a confounding variable
confoundverb
To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.
confoundverb
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
confoundverb
To make something worse.
Don't confound the situation by yelling.
confoundverb
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
His actions confounded the skeptics.
confoundverb
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
confoundverb
To damn (mild oath).
confoundverb
To bring to ruination.
confoundverb
To stun, amaze
Etymology: From cunfundre, from confondre.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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
Confoundverb
to mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse
Confoundverb
to mistake for another; to identify falsely
Confoundverb
to throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay
Confoundverb
to destroy; to ruin; to waste
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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, -fusum—con, together, fundĕre, to pour.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of confound in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of confound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of confound in a Sentence
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.
Actually there are a number of voices of reason on this issue from genuine international law experts who have had some serious and objective comments, but all those comments have been neglected or ignored by some people, 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.
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 ?
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.
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.
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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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