Confound

Pronunciation: /kɑːnˈfaʊnd/

Confound (verb)

  1. to make someone feel confused or surprised by something unexpected.
  2. to mix things together so they become difficult to tell apart.
  3. to prove that someone or something is wrong or false.

Examples

  • The complex instructions confound the new employees.
  • The unexpected results confound the researchers.

Common collocations: utterly confound, confound expectations, easily confound, confound identities, confound predictions

Synonyms of Confound

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Antonyms of Confound

  • — when making something clear
  • — when providing understanding