confound
verb [T] /kənˈfaʊnd/Definition
› to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation: An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead. The singer confounded her critics with a remarkable follow-up album.Surprising and shockingMaking people sad, shocked and upsetPuzzle and confuseDifficult to understand
(Definition of confound verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- addle verb
- baffle verb
- bewilder verb
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur verb
- boggle verb
- cloud verb
- flummox verb
- fox verb (CONFUSE)
- fuddle verb
- get verb (CONFUSE)
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix sb up phrasal verb
- muddy the waters idiom
- puzzle verb
- throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
- throw sb off balance idiom
- throw verb (CONFUSE)
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance verb (MENTALLY ILL)
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