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1 confound
(to puzzle and surprise greatly.) forvirre, gjøre målløsforvirreverb \/kənˈfaʊnd\/1) forvirre, forbløffe, gjøre målløs, konfundere2) forveksle, blande sammen, ta feil av3) rote sammen4) motsi, motbevise, tilbakevise, gjendrive5) ( gammeldags) forpurre, kullkaste, overvinne, ødelegge6) ( gammeldags) fordømmeconfound it! søren!, pokker også!
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confound — ► VERB 1) surprise or bewilder. 2) prove wrong. 3) defeat (a plan, aim, or hope). ORIGIN Latin confundere pour together, mix up … English terms dictionary
confound — verb /kənˈfaʊnd/ a) To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle. And the brother of Jared being a large and mighty man, and a man highly favored of the Lord, Jared, his brother, said unto him: Cry unto the Lord, that he will not confound us that we may not… … Wiktionary
confound — I verb abash, astonish, astound, baffle, be uncertain, becloud, bewilder, bring into disorder, complicate, confundere, confuse, dumbfound, embrangle, embroil, entangle, involve, make havoc, mingle confusedly, mislead, muddle, mystify, nonplus,… … Law dictionary
confound — verb Confound is used with these nouns as the object: ↑expectation, ↑prediction, ↑sceptic … Collocations dictionary
confound — verb 1》 surprise or confuse. ↘prove wrong. ↘defeat (a plan, aim, or hope). 2》 (often be confounded with) mix up with something else. exclamation informal, dated used to express annoyance: oh confound it, where is the thing? Origin ME:… … English new terms dictionary
confound — verb (T) 1 to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected: His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists. 2 formal to defeat an enemy, plan etc 3 formal if a problem etc confounds you, you cannot understand it or solve it: Her… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confound — verb 1) the figures confounded analysts Syn: amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, throw, shake, discompose, bewilder, bedazzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle … Thesaurus of popular words
confound — verb Syn: baffle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confuse, dumbfound, throw; informal flabbergast, flummox … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
confound — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French confundre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com + fundere to pour more at found Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic to bring to ruin ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
confound — UK [kənˈfaʊnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms confound : present tense I/you/we/they confound he/she/it confounds present participle confounding past tense confounded past participle confounded 1) to make someone feel surprised or confused,… … English dictionary
confound — con|found [ kən faund ] verb transitive 1. ) to make someone feel surprised or confused, especially by not behaving in the way they expect: She confounded her critics by winning the race. 2. ) if you are confounded by something, you cannot… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English