Definition of confound

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Confound (v. t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste.

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Confounded :: Confounded (imp. & p. p.) of Confoun.
Distract :: Distract (v. t.) To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares; to confound; to harass..
Amazedness :: Amazedness (n.) The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder..
Stunning :: Stunning (a.) Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise..
Unconfounded :: Unconfounded (a.) Not confounded.
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..
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..
Dumfounder :: Dumfounder (v. t.) To dumfound; to confound.
Subvert :: Subvert (v. t.) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound..
Schottische :: Schottische (n.) A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the Ecossaise..
Nonplus :: Nonplus (n.) A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
Unconfound :: Unconfound (v. t.) To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded..
Confounding :: Confounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confoun.
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..
Confuse :: Confuse (a.) Mixed; confounded.
Astound :: Astound (a.) To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse..
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.].
Abash :: Abash (v. t.) To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit..
Irony :: Irony (n.) Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
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