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confound


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confound 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  confound 
 
  Sense  1 
  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  =>  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  disorient,  disorientate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confound 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  confound 
 
  Sense  1 
  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  =>  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
  =>  defy,  resist,  refuse 
  =>  beggar 
  =>  disorient,  disorientate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  confound 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  confound 
 
  2  senses  of  confound 
 
  Sense  1 
  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  mistake,  confuse,  confound 
  =>  interpret,  construe,  see 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  confound 
 
  confound  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  confound 
 
  Sense  1 
  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  =>  be 
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  Sense  2 
  mistake,  confuse,  confound 
  =>  interpret,  construe,  see 
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  Overview  of  verb  confound 
 
  The  verb  confound  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate  --  (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") 
  2.  mistake,  confuse,  confound  --  (mistake  one  thing  for  another;  "you  are  confusing  me  with  the  other  candidate";  "I  mistook  her  for  the  secretary") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  confound 
  confounded 
  confounding 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confound 
 
  The  verb  confound  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate  --  (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") 
  2.  mistake,  confuse,  confound  --  (mistake  one  thing  for  another;  "you  are  confusing  me  with  the  other  candidate";  "I  mistook  her  for  the  secretary") 



confound definition