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Meaning of confounded

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

confounded

Pronunciation:/kənˈfaʊndɪd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To perplex or puzzle.

    Synonyms:puzzle

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

    Synonyms:confusemix up

  3. To make something worse.

    Example: Don't confound the situation by yelling.

  4. To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Confused, astonished

  2. Defeated, thwarted

  3. Damned, accursed, bloody

    Example: The confounded thing doesn't work.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confoundhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confounded

Related words

befuddledperplexedbewilderedbaffledconfusedbemusedmixed-upmazed