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Synonyms for confound
kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usu. ˈkɒnˈfaʊndcon·found

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Wiktionary2.3 / 4 votes

  1. confoundnoun

    Synonyms:
    confuse, mix up, puzzle, confounder

  2. confoundverb

    To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.

    Synonyms:
    confounder, confuse, puzzle, mix up

  3. confoundverb

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

    Synonyms:
    confuse, mix up, puzzle

  4. confoundverb

    To make something worse.

    Don't confound the situation by yelling.

    Synonyms:
    puzzle, confuse, mix up

  5. confoundverb

    To cause to be ashamed; to abash.

    His actions confounded the skeptics.

    Synonyms:
    confuse, puzzle, mix up

  6. confoundverb

    To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.

    Synonyms:
    puzzle, confuse, mix up

  7. confoundverb

    To damn (mild oath).

    Synonyms:
    mix up, puzzle, confuse

  8. confoundverb

    To bring to ruination.

    Synonyms:
    confuse, puzzle, mix up

  9. confoundverb

    To stun, amaze

    Synonyms:
    mix up, confuse, puzzle

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. confound

    Any sense of inferiority abashes, with or without the sense of wrong. The poor are abashed at the splendor of wealth, the ignorant at the learning of the wise. "I might have been abashed by their authority." Gladstone Homeric Synchron., p. 72. [Harper & Bros. '76.] To confuse is to bring into a state of mental bewilderment; to confound is to overwhelm the mental faculties; to daunt is to subject to a certain degree of fear. Embarrass is a strong word, signifying primarily hamper, hinder, impede. A solitary thinker may be confused by some difficulty in a subject, or some mental defect; one is embarrassed in the presence of others, and because of their presence. Confusion is of the intellect, embarrassment of the feelings. A witness may be embarrassed by annoying personalities, so as to become confused in statements. To mortify a person is to bring upon him a painful sense of humiliation, whether because of his own or another's fault or failure. A pupil is confused by a perplexing question, a general confounded by overwhelming defeat. A hostess is discomposed by the tardiness of guests, a speaker disconcerted by a failure of memory. The criminal who is not abashed at detection may be daunted by the officer's weapon. Sudden joy may bewilder, but will not abash. The true worshiper is humbled rather than abashed before God. The parent is mortified by the child's rudeness, the child abashed at the parent's reproof. The embarrassed speaker finds it difficult to proceed. The mob is overawed by the military, the hypocrite shamed by exposure. "A man whom no denial, no scorn could abash." Fielding Amelia bk. iii, ch. 9, p. 300. [Bell & Sons '71.] Compare CHAGRIN; HINDER.

    Synonyms:
    abash, bewilder, chagrin, confuse, daunt, discompose, disconcert, dishearten, embarrass, humble, humiliate, mortify, overawe, shame

    Antonyms:
    animate, buoy, cheer, embolden, encourage, inspirit, rally, uphold

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulateverb

    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

    "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

    Synonyms:
    fuddle, dun, befuddle, mix up, fox, booze, flip, frustrate, blur, cast off, jumble, thrust, have, make, switch, fob, throw, cast, crucify, flim-flam, obscure, flurry, torment, give, bemuse, drink, hold, put off, trick, shake off, throw off, pull a fast one on, confuse, throw away, play a joke on, play tricks, contrive, drop, play a trick on, bewilder, hurl, discombobulate, rag, project, disconcert, bedevil, shed, obnubilate

  2. confuse, confoundverb

    mistake one thing for another

    "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

    Synonyms:
    discombobulate, fuddle, fox, bedevil, obnubilate, throw, befuddle, confuse, blur, flurry, put off, disconcert, mix up, jumble, obscure

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. confoundverb

    Synonyms:
    mingle (so that there can be no distinction), intermingle, mix, blend, confuse

  2. confoundverb

    Synonyms:
    perplex, bewilder, embarrass, mystify, pose, nonplus, flurry

  3. confoundverb

    Synonyms:
    surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, stupefy, bewilder, stun, startle, dumfounder, electrify, take by surprise, strike with wonder, strike dumb, petrify with wonder

  4. confoundverb

    Synonyms:
    destroy, overthrow, ruin

  5. confoundverb

    Synonyms:
    abash, confuse, disconcert, discompose, shame, mortify

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. confoundverb

    Synonyms:
    confuse, disconcert, abash, nonplus, bewilder

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "confound":

    confuse

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How to use confound in a sentence?

  1. Andrew Freeman:

    That's a ton of tablespoons, so the question is : If these people in the study were eating such a very small amount of vegetables, what else are they eating and how much did that confound these results ?

  2. Xu Hong:

    Actually there are a number of voices of reason on this issue from genuine international law experts who have had some serious and objective comments, but all those comments have been neglected or ignored by some people, some people are trying to change the concept stealthily to confound right and wrong and black and white. They may be able to mislead public opinion for some time but eventually lies are lies and even repeated a thousand times will not become truth.

  3. Aelius Donatus:

    Confound those who have said our remarks before us.

  4. Xu Hong:

    Some people are trying to change the concept stealthily to confound right and wrong and black and white. They may be able to mislead public opinion for some time but eventually lies are lies and even repeated a thousand times will not become truth.

  5. Maria Montessori:

    The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.


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  • حيرةArabic
  • осуетявам, засрамвам, слисвам, шашкам, проклинам, обърквам, влошавамBulgarian
  • verschlimmern, verschlechtern, verwirrenGerman
  • empeorar, confundirSpanish
  • hämmästyttää, sekoittaa, saattaa hämilleen, kirotaFinnish
  • उलझानाHindi
  • bæta gráu ofan á svart, rugla, niðurlægja, gera vont verraIcelandic
  • confundatLatin
  • verwarren, verslaanDutch
  • forvirreNorwegian
  • piorar, confundirPortuguese
  • încurcaRomanian
  • путать, сбивать с толку, посрамлять, ухудшать, проклинать, смешиватьRussian
  • fördömaSwedish
  • şaşırtmak, afallatmak, kafasını karıştırmakTurkish
  • الجھاؤUrdu
  • 迷惑Chinese

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