Confound Definition

kən-found, kŏn-
confounded, confounding, confounds
verb
confounded, confounding, confounds
To cause to become confused or perplexed.
American Heritage
To mix up or lump together indiscriminately; confuse.
Webster's New World
To fail to distinguish; mix up.
Don't confound fiction and fact.
American Heritage
To make feel confused; bewilder.
Webster's New World
To damn.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
(statistics) A confounding variable.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Confound

Noun

Singular:
confound
Plural:
confounds

Origin of Confound

  • Middle English confounden from Anglo-Norman confundre from Latin cōnfundere to mix together, confuse com- com- fundere to pour gheu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman cunfundre, from Old French confondre.

    From Wiktionary

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