Confound definition
Don't confound fiction and fact.
Do not confound the problem by losing your temper.
Don't confound the situation by yelling.
An example of confound is when you ask someone a really tough question.
An example of confound is when you act in a suprising way, leaving friends confused about your behavior.
An example of confound is when you stop a plot to overthrow the government.
An invention that confounded the skeptics.
Confound you!
Trivial demands that confounded the peace talks.
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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.
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