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confounded

[kon-foun-did, kuhn-]

adjective

  1. bewildered; confused; perplexed.

  2. damned (used euphemistically).

    That is a confounded lie.

    Synonyms: , ,


confounded

/ əˈڲʊԻɪ /

adjective

  1. bewildered; confused

  2. informal(prenominal) execrable; damned

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Other Word Forms

  • confoundedly adverb
  • confoundedness noun
  • unconfoundedly adverb
  • DzˈڴdzܲԻԱ noun
  • DzˈڴdzܲԻ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confounded1

First recorded in Middle English; confound, -ed 2
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"Being confounded and appalled by humanity, it's something quite relatable sometimes. Murderbot is definitely more of an introvert than I am, but I can definitely relate to the feeling."

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It also has confounded traditional political divides, including by uniting conservative religious organizations and liberal environmental groups behind the Apache.

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World number eight Aspinall has confounded critics who opposed his inclusion in the eight-man competition, having been ranked 11 when the picks were made.

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Perry completely understands why the band members were confounded by the work-in-progress that they saw.

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He effectively used his splitter and confounded his opponents by throwing in an occasional curveball.

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