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   Con·found

   /kənˈfound/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations: "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts" Similar amazeastonishdumbfoundstaggersurprisestartlestunstupefydazenonplusthrowshakeunnervedisconcertdiscomposedismaybewilderset someone thinkingbafflemystifybemuseperplexpuzzleconfusetake someone's breath awaytake by surprisetake abackshake upstop someone in their tracksstrike dumbleave open-mouthedleave aghastcatch off balanceinformal:buffaloflabbergastfloorknock for sixknock sidewaysknock outknock the stuffing out of someonebowl overblow someone's mindblow awayflummoxdiscombobulatefazestumpbeatfoxmake someone scratch their headbe all Greek tofogarchaic:wildergravelmazecause to be at a standdistractposerare:obfuscate
   • ▪ prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) wrong: "the rise in prices confounded expectations" Similar invalidatenegatecontradictcountergo againstdiscreditgive the lie todrive a coach and horses throughquashexplodedemolishshoot downdestroydisproveprove wrongprove falsefalsifyinformal:shoot full of holesblow sky-highrare:controvertconfutenegative
   • ▪ defeat (a plan, aim, or hope): "we will confound these tactics by the pressure groups"
   • ▪ overthrow (an enemy): archaic "God chose to use natural disorders to confound Pharaoh and the gods of Egypt"
   • 2. mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish: "'nuke' is now a cooking technique, as microwave radiation is confounded with nuclear radiation"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express anger or annoyance: dated "oh confound it, where is the thing?"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.

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   What does the word confound means?

   • Etymology: From cunfundre, from confondre. To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle. Etymology: From cunfundre, from confondre. To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong. Etymology: From cunfundre, from confondre. To make something worse. Don't confound the situation by yelling.

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   What is the meaning of confound?

   • 2. to throw into confusion or disorder. 3. to throw into increased confusion or disorder. 4. to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error. 5. to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.

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   What is meant by confounding?

   • tr.v. con·found·ed, con·found·ing, con·founds. 1. To cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at perplex. 2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: Don't confound fiction and fact. 3. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper. 4.

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   CONFOUND definition: If something confounds someone, it makes them surprised and confused, because they cannot explain…. Learn more.

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   Definition of confound verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   confound somebody/something to prove somebody/something wrong. to confound expectations; She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job. The rise in share prices confounded expectations.

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   confound meaning: If something confounds someone, it makes them surprised and confused, because they cannot explain…. Learn more.

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   Confound definition: to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse. See examples of CONFOUND used in a sentence.

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   Confounding is defined in terms of the data generating model. Let X be some independent variable, and Y some dependent variable. To estimate the effect of X on Y, the statistician must suppress the effects of extraneous variables that influence both X and Y. We say that X and Y are confounded by some other variable Z whenever Z causally ...

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