confound
21confound — /kənˈfaʊnd / (say kuhn fownd) verb (t) 1. to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated: *the convicts, if pressed too hard, would raise a sort of bestial boo hoo, in which all voices were confounded –marcus clarke, 1874. 2 …
22confound — v. & int. v.tr. 1 throw into perplexity or confusion. 2 mix up; confuse (in one s mind). 3 archaic defeat, overthrow. int. expressing annoyance (confound you!). Etymology: ME f. AF conf(o)undre, OF confondre f. L confundere mix up (as com ,… …
23confound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confuse, bewilder, perplex, nonplus, dumbfound, dismay, mix up, puzzle; rout, overcome, overthrow. See surprise, success. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mix] Syn. jumble, commingle, blend, mix up; see… …
24confound — [13] Latin confundere literally meant ‘pour together’; it was a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and fundere ‘pour’ (source of English found ‘melt’ and fuse). This sense was later extended figuratively to ‘mix up, fail to… …
25confound — con·found || kÉ™n faÊŠnd v. amaze, stun, confuse, bewilder; fail to discern a difference, mix up …
26Confound it! — Damn it!, Blow it!, To hell with it! …
27confound — v. a. 1. Mingle confusedly, confuse, crowd together in disorder. 2. Confuse with each other, mistake one for another, mistake between. 3. Perplex, bewilder, embarrass, mystify, pose, nonplus, flurry. 4. Surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, stupefy …
28confound — verb 1) the figures confounded analysts Syn: amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, throw, shake, discompose, bewilder, bedazzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle …
29confound — v 1. perplex, nonplus, puzzle, mystify, bewilder, baffle, pose; amaze, astound, astonish, startle, stun, daze, dumfound, strike dumb, stupefy, petrify, paralyze, surprise, take by surprise; confuse, disconcert, dismay, unsettle, rattle, bother,… …
30confound — con·found …
