Defenition of the word confound

• Defenition of the word confound

  • To mistake one thing for another.
  • 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"
  • mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
  • 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"
  • mistake one thing for another
  • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Synonyms for the word confound

• • amaze
  • annihilate
  • baffle
  • bedevil
  • befuddle
  • bewilder
  • confuse
  • conquer
  • defeat
  • discombobulate
  • floor
  • fox
  • fuddle
  • leave speechless
  • mistake
  • mystify
  • perplex
  • puzzle
  • rout
  • stun
  • throw
  • thwart
  • vanquish

Similar words in the confound

• • confound
  • confounded
  • confounding
  • confounds

Hyponyms for the word confound

• • amaze
  • baffle
  • beat
  • bewilder
  • demoralize
  • disorient
  • disorientate
  • dumbfound
  • flummox
  • get
  • gravel
  • mystify
  • nonplus
  • perplex
  • pose
  • puzzle
  • stick
  • stupefy
  • vex

Hypernyms for the word confound

• • be
  • construe
  • interpret
  • misidentify
  • mistake

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