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1 confounded
1. a смущённый, сбитый с толку; поражённый2. a эмоц. -усил. отъявленный3. a эмоц. -усил. проклятыйСинонимический ряд:1. aghast (adj.) agape; aghast; dismayed; dumbfounded; overwhelmed; shocked; thunderstruck2. confused (adj.) baffled; bewildered; confused; doubtful; dumfounded; mystified; nonplussed3. embarrassed (adj.) abashed; chagrined; disconcerted; embarrassed; mortified; put-out4. utter (adj.) absolute; accursed; all-fired; arrant; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; blasted; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; complete; consummate; crashing; cursed; cussed; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damn; damnable; damned; dang; darn; dashed; deuced; doggone; double-distilled; double-dyed; dratted; durn; execrable; goldarn; infernal; perishing; so-and-so; utter5. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; discomfited; discomforted; disconcerted; discountenanced; embarrassed; fazed; mortified; put out; rattled6. disproved (verb) broke/broken; confuted; controverted; disproved; everted; rebutted; refuted7. mistook/mistaken (verb) confused; mistook/mistaken; mixed; mixed up8. puzzled (verb) befogged; bewildered; perplexed; posed; puzzled; stumbled9. stumped (verb) baffled; confounded; nonplussed; stumped10. threw (verb) addled; befuddled; dizzied; fuddled; mistaken; mix up; threw -
2 mistaken
1. a ошибочный2. a неправильно понятыйСинонимический ряд:1. off (adj.) confused; erroneous; fallacious; false; imprecise; inaccurate; incorrect; inexact; misguided; misinformed; off; unsound; untrue; wrong2. confounded (verb) confounded; confused; mix up; mixed; mixed up3. misjudged (verb) misjudged4. mistaken (verb) misapprehended; misconceived; misconstrued; misinterpreted; misread; mistaken; misunderstood5. slipped (verb) erred; miscued; slipped; stumbled; tripped6. off (other) confused; erring; in error; off; wrong -
3 baffled
1. a озадаченный; сбитый с толку2. a недоуменныйСинонимический ряд:1. confused (adj.) bewildered; confounded; confused; disconcerted; doubtful; dumfounded; mystified; nonplussed2. frustrated (verb) balked; beat/beaten; bilked; buffaloed; checked; checkmated; circumvented; dashed; defeated; disappointed; foiled; frustrated; ruined; stymied; thwarted3. stumped (verb) confounded; nonplussed; stumped -
4 embarrassed
смущать; смущенныйСинонимический ряд:1. ashamed (adj.) abashed; ashamed; chagrined; compromised; confounded; disconcerted; flustered; humiliated; mortified; perplexed; put-out; self-conscious2. broke (adj.) bankrupt; broke; impoverished; insolvent; poor3. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; confounded; confused; discomfited; discomforted; disconcerted; discountenanced; fazed; mortified; put out; rattled4. tangled (verb) complicated; embarrassed; entangled; mix up; perplexed; ravelled; snarled; tangled -
5 perplexed
1. a ошеломлённый, недоумевающий; сбитый с толку, растерянный2. a запутанный, сложный3. a спутанный, перепутанный, запутанный; переплетённыйСинонимический ряд:1. bewildered (adj.) baffled; bewildered; confounded; confused; mystified; puzzled; stumped; troubled; uncertain2. involved (adj.) complicated; confusing; disorganised; disorganized; entangled; intricate; involved; jumbled bewildering; snarled3. tangled (verb) complicated; embarrassed; entangled; mix up; muddled; raveled or ravelled; ravelled; snarled; tangled4. threw (verb) addled; befogged; befuddled; bewildered; confounded; confused; dizzied; fuddled; posed; puzzled; stumbled; threw -
6 broke
1. a преим. predic разг. разорённый, разорившийсяdead broke — обанкротившийся, разорившийся в пух и прах
2. a преим. predic воен. жарг. уволенный со службы3. a преим. predic объезженный4. v редк. заниматься маклерствомСинонимический ряд:1. bankrupt (adj.) bankrupt; busted; destitute; impoverished; indebted; insolvent; out of money; ruined2. poor (adj.) beggared; dirt poor; flat; fortuneless; impecunious; indigent; low; necessitous; needy; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; unprosperous3. bankrupted (verb) bankrupted; impoverished; paupered4. cracked (verb) break down; cave in; cracked; snapped5. decoded (verb) deciphered; decoded; decrypted; puzzle out6. degraded (verb) bumped; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down; reduced7. disproved (verb) confounded; confuted; controverted; disproved; everted; rebutted; refuted8. divorced (verb) detached; disjoined; divided; divorced; separated; severed; split9. emerged (verb) came out; come out; emerged; get out; got out; leaked; transpired10. escaped (verb) absconded; decamped; escaped; fled; flew11. failed (verb) busted; crashed; failed; folded12. gave (verb) bent; caved; collapsed; crumpled; gave; went; yielded13. gentled (verb) gentled; tamed14. happened (verb) befell; betided; came; came off; chanced; developed; did; fell out; happened; occurred; rose15. penetrated (verb) penetrated; perforated; pierced; punctured16. plowed (verb) plowed; plowed up; turned over17. recessed (verb) recessed18. ruined (verb) bankrupted; crushed; destroyed; folded up; impoverished; overwhelmed; pauperized; ruined; subdued19. smashed (verb) cleave; disjointed; fractured; shattered; shivered; smashed; splintered; sundered20. solved (verb) cleared up; dissolved; figured out; puzzled out; resolved; solved; unfolded; unraveled21. stopped (verb) give up; leave off; stopped22. told (verb) carried; communicated; conveyed; disclosed; get across; imparted; passed; passed on; reported; told; transmitted23. turned (verb) ploughed; turn over; turned24. violated (verb) breached; contravened; infringed; offended; transgressed; violated -
7 broken
1. a сломанный; разбитый2. a подорванный, ослабленный3. a сломленный, сокрушённыйhis spirit was broken and nothing could retrieve it — дух его был сломлен, и он уже не мог оправиться
4. a разорённый, разорившийся5. a ломаный6. a несвязный; прерывистый7. a неровный; бугристый8. a нарушенныйbroken rank — нарушал строй; нарушенный строй
9. a не сплошной, фрагментарный10. a с просветамиbroken sleep — сон урывками; тревожный сон
11. a выезженныйнеустойчивый, переменный
12. a нечистый, с примесью13. a воен. пониженный в чине14. a муз. арпеджированный15. a фон. дифтонгизированныйbroken money — мелкие деньги, мелочь
broken bread — остатки пищи, объедки
Синонимический ряд:1. defective (adj.) busted; defective; gone haywire; haywire; inoperable; not of working order; on the blink; out of order; screwed up2. flawed (adj.) flawed; imperfect; incoherent; mumbled; muttered; pidgin; ungrammatical; unintelligible3. intermittent (adj.) disconnected; erratic; intermittent; interrupted; irregular; spasmodic4. smashed (adj.) burst; collapsed; cracked; crushed; damaged; dismembered; shattered; smashed; split5. violated (adj.) abandoned; betrayed; dishonored; dishonoured; disregarded; ignored; retracted; transgressed; violated6. bankrupted (verb) bankrupted; impoverished; paupered7. cracked (verb) break down; cave in; cracked; snapped8. decoded (verb) deciphered; decoded; decrypted; puzzle out9. degraded (verb) bumped; degraded; demoted; downgraded; put down; reduced10. disproved (verb) confounded; confuted; controverted; disproved; everted; rebutted; refuted11. divorced (verb) detached; disjoined; divided; divorced; separated; severed; split12. emerged (verb) come out; emerged; get out; got out or gotten out; leaked; transpired13. escaped (verb) absconded; decamped; escaped; fled; flown14. failed (verb) busted; crashed; failed; folded15. gentled (verb) gentled; tamed16. given (verb) bent; caved; collapsed; crumpled; given; gone; yielded17. happened (verb) befallen; betided; chanced; come; come off; developed; done; fallen out; happened; occurred; risen18. penetrated (verb) penetrated; perforated; pierced; punctured19. plowed (verb) plowed; plowed up; turned over20. recessed (verb) recessed21. ruined (verb) bankrupted; crushed; destroyed; folded up; impoverished; overwhelmed; pauperized; ruined; subdued22. smashed (verb) cleave; disjointed; fractured; shattered; shivered; smashed; splintered; sundered23. solved (verb) cleared up; dissolved; figured out; puzzled out; resolved; solved; unfolded; unraveled24. stopped (verb) give up; leave off; stopped25. told (verb) carried; communicated; conveyed; disclosed; get across; imparted; passed; passed on; reported; told; transmitted26. turned (verb) ploughed; turn over; turned27. violated (verb) breached; contravened; infringed; offended; transgressed; violated -
8 put out
1. phr v вытягивать, высовывать2. phr v вывешивать3. phr v выкладывать4. phr v выносить; выгонять; выпускать5. phr v выкалывать6. phr v тушить, гасить7. phr v расходовать, тратить8. phr v вывихнутьput out of joint — вывихивать; вывихнуть
9. phr v расстраивать, выбивать из колеи, выводить из равновесияput out of action — выводить из боя; выведенный из боя
10. phr v причинять неудобство; затруднять11. phr v выпускать; издаватьthe publishers put out fifty new books last season — в прошлом сезоне издатели выпустили пятьдесят новых книг
12. phr v распространять13. phr v отдаватьto put to lumber — закладывать, отдавать в залог
14. phr v давать под процентыto have ?1000 put out at 5% — отдать тысячу фунтов под пять давать побеги
15. phr v отправляться; выходить в море16. phr v выпускать, производить17. phr v спорт. запятнать, лишать возможности увеличить счёт18. phr v груб. «давать»put forth — давать ростки, бутоны
Синонимический ряд:1. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; confounded; confused; discomforted; disconcerted; embarrassed; fazed; mortified2. exert (verb) exercise; exert; ply; throw; wield3. exerted (verb) exercised; exerted; plied; threw; threw/thrown; wielded4. extinguish (verb) blow out; douse; extinguish; out; quench; smother; snuff out5. inconvenience (verb) discommode; disoblige; incommode; inconvenience; trouble6. inconvenienced (verb) incommoded; inconvenienced; put about; troubled7. irritate (verb) aggravate; burn up; exasperate; gall; get; grate; huff; inflame; irritate; nettle; peeve; pique; provoke; rile; roil8. irritated (verb) aggravated; burned up or burnt up; exasperated; galled; got/got or gotten; grated; inflamed; irritated; nettled; peeved; piqued; provoked; riled; roiled9. issued (verb) bring out; got out/got out or gotten out; issued; published10. publish (verb) get out; issue; publish11. quenched (verb) doused; extinguished; quenched; snuffed -
9 look
1. n взгляд2. n вид, наружностьjudging by the look of his rash, he has scarlet fever — судя по сыпи, у него скарлатина
3. n выражениеhangdog look — выражение испуга на лице; жалкий вид
4. n обыкн. наружностьgood looks — красота, миловидность
5. n поиск6. v смотреть, глядетьto look but see nothing — смотреть, но ничего не видеть
look! — смотри!, вот!
7. v взглянуть, посмотретьto look out of smth. — выглянуть откуда-нибудь
he looked out of the window to see if she was coming — он посмотрел в окно, не идёт ли она
his greed looked through his eyes — по его взгляду можно было сказать, что он жадный человек;
look away — отводить взгляд, смотреть в сторону
to look ahead — смотреть вперёд; быть готовым к будущему
8. v выглядеть, иметь вид, казатьсяto look happy — выглядеть счастливым, иметь счастливый вид
not to look oneself — измениться до неузнаваемости, быть непохожим на самого себя
to look oneself again — оправиться, прийти в себя, принять свой обычный вид
things look promising — положение обнадёживающее, дела принимают хороший оборот
things look black — дела плохи, дела принимают плохой оборот
9. v быть похожим; напоминать; производить то или иное впечатлениеyou look as if something has happened — у тебя такой вид, будто что-то случилось
it looks as if we are going to have trouble — похоже на то, что, у нас будут неприятности
10. v проверить, посмотреть, в чём делоto look into a matter — разбираться в деле, рассматривать проблему
will you look at this sentence, please? — проверьте это предложение
the plumber has come to look at the pipes — водопроводчик пришёл, чтобы проверить трубы
I must get my car looked at — надо, чтобы посмотрели мою машину
to look awry — смотреть косо, коситься
outdoor look — стиль макияжа < вне дома>
gallows look — вид преступника, зловещий вид
11. v заботиться о; следить за12. v выходить; быть обращённым13. v выражать14. v амер. ожидать с уверенностью; надеятьсяhe looked to hear from her — он ждал, что она даст о себе знать
look forward — предвкушать; ожидать с удовольствием
15. v послушайте!, эй!look, old boy — go easy with her! — послушай, старина, поосторожнее с ней!
look here, lover-boy! — послушай, красавчик!
Синонимический ряд:1. appearance (noun) air; appearance; aspect; cast; countenance; expression; face; manner; mien; physiognomy; seeming; sight; surface; view; visage2. glance (noun) eye; gape; gaze; glance; peep; stare3. search (noun) examination; investigation; perusal; search4. exhibit (verb) exhibit; show5. expect (verb) anticipate; await; count on; count upon; expect; hope; wait for6. expression (verb) cast; countenance; expression; face; front7. eye (verb) contemplate; eye; gape; gaze; goggle; ogle; regard; rubberneck; stare; view8. look at (verb) admire; consider; glance at; look at; spy9. look like (verb) appear; look like; resemble; seem; sound10. see (verb) glance; mind; scrutinise; scrutinize; see11. seek (verb) hunt; search for; seek12. tend (verb) incline; lean; tend13. watch (verb) observe; perceive; watchАнтонимический ряд:ignore; miss; overlook -
10 threw
Синонимический ряд:1. addressed (verb) addressed; applied; bent; buckled down; devoted; directed; gave; turned2. bucked off (verb) bucked off; pitched; unhorsed; unseated3. cast (verb) cast; fired; flung; heaved or hove; hove; hurled; launched; shied; slung; tossed4. dizzied (verb) addled; befuddled; bewildered; confounded; confused; dizzied; fuddled; mix up; perplexed5. donned (verb) assumed; donned; drew on; got on; huddled on; put on; slipped on6. downed (verb) bring down; cut down; decked; downed; dropped; felled; flattened; floored; grounded; knock down; levelled; prostrated7. exerted (verb) exercised; exerted; plied; put out; wielded8. overcame (verb) conquered; hurdled; licked; mastered; overcame; surmounted9. projected (verb) emitted; irradiated; projected; radiated; shed10. tripped (verb) triggered; tripped -
11 thrown
Синонимический ряд:1. addressed (verb) addressed; applied; bent; buckled down; devoted; directed; given; turned2. bucked off (verb) bucked off; pitched; unhorsed; unseated3. cast (verb) cast; fired; flung; heaved; heaved or hove; hurled; launched; shied; slung; tossed4. dizzied (verb) addled; befuddled; bewildered; confounded; confused; dizzied; fuddled; mix up; perplexed5. donned (verb) assumed; donned; drawn on; got on or gotten on; huddled on; put on; slipped on6. downed (verb) bring down; cut down; decked; downed; dropped; felled; flattened; floored; grounded; knock down; levelled; prostrated7. exerted (verb) exercised; exerted; plied; put out; wielded8. overcome (verb) conquered; hurdled; licked; mastered; overcome; surmounted9. projected (verb) emitted; irradiated; projected; radiated; shed10. tripped (verb) triggered; tripped -
12 stumbled
спотыкаться; запинатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. demurred (verb) balked; boggled; demurred; gagged; jibbed; scrupled; shied; stickled; strained; stuck2. happened (verb) bumped; chanced; happened; hit; lighted or lit; met; tumbled3. limped (verb) fumbled; limped; muddled; shuffled; staggered4. lumbered (verb) barged; clumped; galumphed; lumbered; stumped5. puzzled (verb) befogged; bewildered; confounded; confused; perplexed; posed; puzzled6. slipped (verb) erred; miscued; mistaken; slipped; tripped7. teetered (verb) blundered; bumbled; faltered; floundered; lurched; reeled; teetered; toppled; tottered; wallowed; wobbled; wove -
13 confused
1. a смущённый; поставленный в тупикto become confused — смутиться, прийти в замешательство
2. a спутанный; смешанныйСинонимический ряд:1. chaotic (adj.) chaotic; embroiled; in disarray; inextricable; mixed up; out of order; snarled2. jumbled (adj.) disordered; helter-skelter; jumbled; mixed-up; muddled; topsy-turvy; upside-down3. perplexed (adj.) abashed; addled; baffled; befuddled; bewildered; dazed; disconcerted; doubtful; flustered; perplexed4. beclouded (verb) beclouded; befogged; blurred; clouded; fogged; muddied5. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; discomfited; discomforted; disconcerted; discountenanced; embarrassed; fazed; mortified; put out; rattled6. disordered (verb) confused; disordered; fouled up; jumbled; mess up; muddled; scrambled; snarled; snarled up; tumbled7. misrepresented (verb) belied; colored; distorted; falsified; garbled; misrepresented; misstated; perverted; twisted; warped; wrenched; wrested8. mistook/mistaken (verb) confounded; mistook/mistaken; mixed; mixed up9. threw (verb) addled; balled up; befuddled; bewildered; confused; distracted; dizzied; flustered; fuddled; mistaken; mix up; mulled; perplexed; posed; puzzled; stumbled; threw; threw off/thrown off; threw out/thrown out -
14 abashed
a смущённый, сконфуженный, смешавшийся; пристыжённыйto feel abashed — смешаться, растеряться
Синонимический ряд:1. ashamed (adj.) ashamed; chagrined; confounded; confused; contrite; disconcerted; embarrassed; mortified; put-out; repentant; shamed; sheepish2. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; confounded; confused; discomfited; discomforted; disconcerted; discountenanced; embarrassed; fazed; mortified; put out; rattled -
15 blasted
1. a разрушенный2. a горн. взорванный; пострадавший от взрыва при палении шпуровblasted out — взорвал; взорванный
3. a разг. проклятыйСинонимический ряд:1. utter (adj.) absolute; accursed; all-fired; arrant; banned; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; complete; confounded; consummate; crashing; cursed; cussed; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damnable; damned; dang; darn; dashed; deuced; doggone; doomed; double-distilled; double-dyed; dratted; durn; execrable; goldarn; infernal; perishing; so-and-so; utter2. banged (verb) banged; boomed; roared; thundered3. dashed (verb) blighted; dashed; nipped; wrecked4. fired (verb) blew; blow up; burst; detonated; exploded; fired; go off; touch off5. slammed (verb) belted; clobbered; slammed; slugged; smashed; walloped6. whipped (verb) beat/beaten; curried; drubbed; dusted; lambasted; licked; mopped up; overran/overrun; overwhelmed; routed; shellacked; smeared; smothered; thrashed; trimmed; trounced; upended; whipped -
16 chagrined
Синонимический ряд:1. abashed (adj.) abashed; ashamed; confounded; confused; contrite; disconcerted; embarrassed; mortified; put-out; repentant; shamed; sheepish2. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; confounded; confused; discomforted; disconcerted; embarrassed; fazed; mortified; put out -
17 disconcerted
1. a смущённыйthe spectators were disconcerted that their favourite desisted from fighting — зрители были обескуражены тем, что их любимец отказался от продолжения боя
2. a расстроенныйСинонимический ряд:1. confused (adj.) appalled; astonished; baffled; bewildered; confused; dazed; doubtful; dumfounded; giddy; mystified; nonplussed; puzzled; reeling; thunderstruck2. embarrassed (adj.) abashed; chagrined; confounded; embarrassed; mortified; put-out3. discomforted (verb) abashed; chagrined; confounded; confused; discomfited; discomforted; disconcerted; discountenanced; embarrassed; fazed; mortified; put out; rattled -
18 posed
предлагать; предложенныйСинонимический ряд:1. mannered (adj.) affected; artificial; mannered; self-conscious2. acted (verb) acted; affected; assumed; counterfeited; faked; feigned; pretended; put on; shammed; simulated3. attitudinized (verb) attitudinized; impersonated; masqueraded; passed; passed as; passed for; passed off; postured; sat4. offered (verb) extended; gave/given; held out; offered; preferred; presented; proffered; proposed; propositioned; propounded; put; put forth; submitted; suggested; tendered5. put (verb) asked; put; raised6. puzzled (verb) befogged; bewildered; confounded; confused; perplexed; puzzled; stumbled -
19 confound
1. v смущать, сбивать с толку; ставить в тупикthe poor election results confounded the government — неблагоприятные результаты выборов явились полной неожиданностью для правительства
2. v смешивать, спутывать3. v разрушать4. v проклинатьconfound it!, confound you! — к чёрту!, будь оно проклято!
Синонимический ряд:1. confuse (verb) astonish; astound; baffle; befog; confuse; metagrobolize; mystify; nonplus; pose; puzzle; stumble; stump2. discomfort (verb) abash; chagrin; discomfit; discomfort; disconcert; discountenance; embarrass; faze; mortify; put out; rattle3. disprove (verb) break; confute; controvert; disconfirm; disprove; evert; rebut; refute4. throw (verb) addle; befuddle; bewilder; dizzy; fuddle; misdeem; misidentify; mistake; mix; mix up; perplex; throw -
20 crashing
1. a эмоц.-усил. необыкновенный, исключительный; потрясающий2. a эмоц.-усил. ужасный, невыносимыйСинонимический ряд:1. booming (adj.) blasting; booming; fulminating; reverberating; roaring; rolling; rumbling; thunderous2. utter (adj.) absolute; all-fired; arrant; black; blamed; blank; blankety-blank; blasted; bleeding; blessed; blighted; blinding; blithering; blue; complete; confounded; consummate; dad-blamed; dad-blasted; dad-burned; damned; dang; darn; dashed; deuced; doggone; double-distilled; double-dyed; durn; utter3. banging (verb) banging; clapping; slamming; whacking4. bumping (verb) bumping; colliding5. failing (verb) breaking; busting; collapsing; failing; folding; go under6. smashing (verb) clashing; pile up; smash up; smashing
См. также в других словарях:
confound — [[t]kənfa͟ʊnd[/t]] confounds, confounding, confounded VERB If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. [V n] He momentarily… … English 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
mix up — verb 1. assemble without order or sense She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence • Syn: ↑jumble, ↑confuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑confusion (for: ↑confuse), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
come to the fore — verb To become obvious or visible. This issue came to the fore last century and has confounded politicians for many years … Wiktionary
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
flounder — verb 1) people were floundering in the water Syn: struggle, thrash, flail, twist and turn, splash, stagger, stumble, reel, lurch, blunder, squirm, writhe 2) she floundered, not knowing quite what to say Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
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
con|found´er — con|found «kon FOWND, kuhn for 1 3, 5 7; KON FOWND for 4 », transitive verb. 1. to confuse; perplex: »The people on the island were frightened and confounded by the violence of the storm. Confusion worse confounded (Milton). 2. to be unable to… … Useful english dictionary
con|found — «kon FOWND, kuhn for 1 3, 5 7; KON FOWND for 4 », transitive verb. 1. to confuse; perplex: »The people on the island were frightened and confounded by the violence of the storm. Confusion worse confounded (Milton). 2. to be unable to tell apart:… … Useful english dictionary
Tower of Babel — The Tower of Babel ( he. מגדל בבל Migdal Bavel ar. برج بابل Burj Babil ) is a structure featured in chapter 11 of the Book of Genesis, an enormous tower intended as the crowning achievement of the city of Babilu, the Akkadian name for Babylon.… … Wikipedia
