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con·found
(kən-found′, kŏn-)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. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics.
5. Used in mild curses: Confound you!
6.
a. To frustrate or thwart: trivial demands that confounded the peace talks.
b. Archaic To defeat or overthrow (an enemy).
[Middle English confounden, from Anglo-Norman confundre, from Latin cōnfundere, to mix together, confuse : com-, com- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
con·found′er n.
con·found′ing·ly adv.
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confound
(kənˈfaʊnd)vb (tr)
1. to astound or perplex; bewilder
2. to mix up; confuse
3. to treat mistakenly as similar to or identical with (one or more other things)
4. to curse or damn (usually as an expletive in the phrase confound it!)
5. to contradict or refute (an argument, etc)
6. to rout or defeat (an enemy)
7. obsolete to waste
[C13: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere to mingle, pour together, from fundere to pour]
conˈfoundable adj
conˈfounder n
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con•found
(kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usu. ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd)v.t.
1. to perplex or amaze; bewilder; confuse.
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.
6. to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it!
7. to contradict or refute.
8. to put to shame; abash.
9. Archaic.
a. to defeat or overthrow.
b. to bring to ruin or naught.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French confoundre < Latin confundere to mix]
con•found′er, n.
con•found′ing•ly, adv.
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confound
Past participle: confounded
Gerund: confounding
| Imperative |
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| confound |
| confound |
| Present |
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| I confound |
| you confound |
| he/she/it confounds |
| we confound |
| you confound |
| they confound |
| Preterite |
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| I confounded |
| you confounded |
| he/she/it confounded |
| we confounded |
| you confounded |
| they confounded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am confounding |
| you are confounding |
| he/she/it is confounding |
| we are confounding |
| you are confounding |
| they are confounding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have confounded |
| you have confounded |
| he/she/it has confounded |
| we have confounded |
| you have confounded |
| they have confounded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was confounding |
| you were confounding |
| he/she/it was confounding |
| we were confounding |
| you were confounding |
| they were confounding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had confounded |
| you had confounded |
| he/she/it had confounded |
| we had confounded |
| you had confounded |
| they had confounded |
| Future |
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| I will confound |
| you will confound |
| he/she/it will confound |
| we will confound |
| you will confound |
| they will confound |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have confounded |
| you will have confounded |
| he/she/it will have confounded |
| we will have confounded |
| you will have confounded |
| they will have confounded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be confounding |
| you will be confounding |
| he/she/it will be confounding |
| we will be confounding |
| you will be confounding |
| they will be confounding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been confounding |
| you have been confounding |
| he/she/it has been confounding |
| we have been confounding |
| you have been confounding |
| they have been confounding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been confounding |
| you will have been confounding |
| he/she/it will have been confounding |
| we will have been confounding |
| you will have been confounding |
| they will have been confounding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been confounding |
| you had been confounding |
| he/she/it had been confounding |
| we had been confounding |
| you had been confounding |
| they had been confounding |
| Conditional |
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| I would confound |
| you would confound |
| he/she/it would confound |
| we would confound |
| you would confound |
| they would confound |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have confounded |
| you would have confounded |
| he/she/it would have confounded |
| we would have confounded |
| you would have confounded |
| they would have confounded |
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Verb 1. [画像:confound - be confusing or perplexing to]confound - 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"
demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
2. confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
misidentify, mistake - identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister"
obnubilate, obscure, blur, confuse - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
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confound
verb
1. bewilder, baffle, amaze, confuse, astonish, startle, mix up, astound, perplex, surprise, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind, be all Greek to (informal), dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
2. disprove, contradict, refute, negate, destroy, ruin, overwhelm, explode, overthrow, demolish, annihilate, give the lie to, make a nonsense of, prove false, blow out of the water (slang), controvert, confute The findings confound all the government's predictions.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
confound
verb1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:
addle, befuddle, bewilder, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.
Informal: throw.
Idiom: make one's head reel.
2. To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:
abash, chagrin, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify.
Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop.
3. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:
Slang: beat.
Idiom: put someone at a loss.
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Translations
يُربِك، يُحيّر، يُذهِل
ohromitzmást
forvirre
rugla; gera höggdofa
pritrenkti
apmulsinātizjaukt
confound
[kənˈfaʊnd] VT (= confuse) → confundir ; (= amaze) → pasmar, desconcertarconfound it! (o.f.) → ¡demonio!
confound him! (o.f.) → ¡maldito sea!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confound
vt
(= amaze) → verblüffen
(= throw into confusion) → verwirren, durcheinanderbringen
(liter: = mistake for sth else) → verwechseln
(inf) confound it! → vermaledeit (dated) → or verflixt (inf) → noch mal!; confound him! → der vermaledeite (dated) → or verflixte (inf) → Kerl!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
confound
[kənˈfaʊnd] vt (confuse) → confondere ; (amaze) → sconcertare ; (defeat) → sconfiggereconfound it! → al diavolo!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
confound
(kənˈfaund) verb to puzzle and surprise greatly. verbyster, fnuik يُربِك، يُحيّر، يُذهِل обърквам confundir ohromit, zmást verblüffen forvirre μπερδεύω, εκπλήσσω desconcertar hämmeldama گیج کردن؛ حیرت زده کردن hämmentää confondre לְבַלבֵּל हक्का-बक्का करना pomiješati, pobrkati, zamijeniti összezavar mengelabui rugla; gera höggdofa confondere 混乱させる 당황하게 하다 pritrenkti, priblokšti apmulsināt; izjaukt keliru verbazen forvirre, gjøre målløs konfundować ګډوډ كول: مغشوش كول: وار خطا كول desconcertar a ului, a lăsa perplex сбивать с толку ohromiť zbegati preneraziti förbrylla, göra häpen ทําให้รู้สึกสับสน şaşırtmak 使困惑 уражати, бентежити گڈ مڈ کرنا làm bối rối 使惊惶
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