confound

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɒnˈfaʊnd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈfaʊnd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon found′, kən-; for 6 usually kon′found′)

con•found v. [~ + object]

to amaze;
confuse;
perplex:The army's lightning attack confounded the enemy.
[~ + object + with + object] to mix up by mistake;
This analysis confounded truth with errors and lies.

Idioms

Confound it! (used as a mild oath to express one's irritation): Confound it! Pick up those books now!

con•found•ing•ly, adv.

con•found v.t.

to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise;
bewilder;
confuse:The complicated directions confounded him.
to throw into confusion or disorder:The revolution confounded the people.
to throw into increased confusion or disorder.
to treat or regard erroneously as identical;
mix or associate by mistake:truth confounded with error.
to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.
to damn (used in mild imprecations):Confound it!
to contradict or refute:to confound their arguments.
to put to shame;
abash.
[Archaic.]
- to defeat or overthrow.
- to bring to ruin or naught.
[Obs.]to spend uselessly;
waste.

con•found′a•ble, adj.
con•found′er, n.
con•found′ing•ly, adv.

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confound /kənˈfaʊnd/ vb (transitive)

to astound or perplex; bewilder
to mix up; confuse
to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with (one or more other things)
/kɒnˈfaʊnd/ to curse or damn (usually as an expletive in the phrase confound it!)
to contradict or refute (an argument, etc)
to rout or defeat (an enemy)

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere to mingle, pour together, from fundere to pourconˈfounder n

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