Definition of confound

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Confound (v. t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.

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Anthrenus :: Anthrenus (n.) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common museum pest is A. varius; the carpet beetle is A. scrophulariae. The larvae are commonly confounded with moths..
Confounding :: Confounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confoun.
Confuse :: Confuse (a.) Mixed; confounded.
Amazedness :: Amazedness (n.) The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder..
Mingle :: Mingle (v. t.) To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound..
Nonplus :: Nonplus (n.) A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
Intrapetiolar :: Intrapetiolar (a.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning..
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..
Nonplus :: Nonplus (v. t.) To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
Blasted :: Blasted (a.) Confounded; accursed; detestable.
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
Confoundedness :: Confoundedness (n.) The state of being confounded.
Wringbolt :: Wringbolt (n.) A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt..
Confounded :: Confounded (a.) Confused; perplexed.
Freya :: Freya (n.) The daughter of Njord, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
Communalism :: Communalism (n.) A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism..
Blend :: Blend (v. t.) To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound..
Abaist :: Abaist (p. p.) Abashed; confounded; discomfited.
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