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confound definition
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 -------------- Sense 2 mistake, confuse, confound => interpret, construe, see -------------- 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
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