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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Dumfounder :: Dumfounder (v. t.) To dumfound; to confound.
Blasted :: Blasted (a.) Confounded; accursed; detestable.
Awhape :: Awhape (v. t.) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
Confoundedness :: Confoundedness (n.) The state of being confounded.
Distinct :: Distinct (a.) So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
Corno Di Bassetto :: Corno di bassetto () A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe..
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..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
Stunning :: Stunning (a.) Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise..
Irony :: Irony (n.) Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
Confounded :: Confounded (imp. & p. p.) of Confoun.
Nonplus :: Nonplus (n.) A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
Amazedness :: Amazedness (n.) The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder..
Mate :: Mate (v. t.) To confuse; to confound.
Consternation :: Consternation (n.) Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay..
Unshape :: Unshape (v. t.) To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to confound; to derange..
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me..
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..
Nonplus :: Nonplus (v. t.) To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
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