Definition of confound
Verbs
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- Synonyms:
- bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
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disconcert, flurry, put off
cause to feel embarrassment
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demoralize
confuse or put into disorder
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amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
be a mystery or bewildering to
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mix up, stump
cause to be perplexed or confounded
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riddle
set a difficult problem or riddle
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elude, escape
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
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disorient, disorientate
cause to be lost or disoriented
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
mistake one thing for another
- Synonyms:
- confuse
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blur, obnubilate, obscure
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
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jumble, mix up
assemble without order or sense
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misidentify, mistake
identify incorrectly
Vocabulary Lists for confound
- monkey jacket
- spouter
- inion
- tomahawk
- river horse
- Macbeth
- thane
- weird sister
- hautboy
- Duncan

