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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Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.
Zither :: Zither (n.) An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it. [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.].
Unshape :: Unshape (v. t.) To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange..
Blasted :: Blasted (a.) Confounded; accursed; detestable.
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse..
Nonplus :: Nonplus (v. t.) To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
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..
Dumfounder :: Dumfounder (v. t.) To dumfound; to confound.
Confuse :: Confuse (a.) Mixed; confounded.
Confoundedness :: Confoundedness (n.) The state of being confounded.
Awhape :: Awhape (v. t.) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
Astound :: Astound (a.) To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear..
Unconfounded :: Unconfounded (a.) Not confounded.
Taranis :: Taranis (n.) A Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle, but confounded by the Romans with Jupiter..
Zaffer :: Zaffer (n.) A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which, however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc..
Blank :: Blank (a.) Utterly confounded or discomfited.
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) One who confuses; a confounder.
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
Confoundedly :: Confoundedly (adv.) Extremely; odiously; detestable.
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me..
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