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Meaning
Verb
●
To
perplex
or puzzle.
●
To
stun
or amaze.
●
To
fail
to see the
difference
; to
mix up
; to
confuse
right and wrong.
●
To make something worse.
●
To
combine
in a
confused
fashion
; to
mingle
so as to
make the
parts
indistinguishable.
●
To cause to
be ashamed
; to abash.
●
To
defeat
, to
frustrate
, to thwart.
●
To
damn
(a
mild
oath).
●
To
destroy
,
ruin
, or
devastate
; to
bring to
ruin
ation.
Noun
●
In Statistics:
A
confounding
variable.
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Origin
confound
English
cunfundre
Anglo-Norman
confondre
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Frustrate
Befuddle
Mystify
Bewilder
Defy
Frighten
Elude
Unsettle
Infuriate
Complicate
Distort
Undermine
Perturb
Overwhelm
Obfuscate
Astound
Affect
Misguide
Hinder
Impair
Baffle
Influence
Alter
Confuse
Astonish
Bias
Flummox
Restrict
Hamper
Misrepresent
Deceive
Weaken
Impact
Challenge
Contradict
Stymie
Impede
Prompt
Trigger
Reveal
Misinform
Obstruct
Effect
Taint
Diminish
Mollify
Annoy
Obscure
Overshadow
Exasperate
Underlie
Bedevil
Constrain
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Rhymes
Pound
Round
Hound
Found
Wound
Mound
Sound
Gound
Bound
Ground
Blound
Gowned
Around
Stound
Abound
Nouned
Unwound
Astound
Browned
Unsound
Frowned
Rewound
Expound
Redound
Crowned
Aground
Remound
Impound
Drowned
Confound
Compound
Profound
Reground
Renowned
Surround
Baffound
Uncrowned
Overwound
Unconfound
Underground
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