confound

verb
UK: /kənˈfaʊnd/
US: /kənˈfaʊnd/

  1. To confuse and surprise someone.

    1. The sudden changes confound me a lot, I can't understand them.
    2. The complicated plot of the movie is trying to confound the audience with mystery.

  2. To prove someone or something wrong.

    1. The data can confound all expectations, it's not what we thought.
    2. Her success tends to confound her critics, they don't believe in her progress.

  3. To mix up something with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish.

    1. We should not confound love with lust, it's really different things.
    2. People often confound wealth and happiness, but they aren't always linked in reality.

Synonyms

puzzle refute amaze invalidate perplex negate astonish obscure baffle

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "confound" in English means: To confuse and surprise someone., To prove someone or something wrong., To mix up something with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish..

The phonetic transcription of "confound" is /kənˈfaʊnd/ in British English and /kənˈfaʊnd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "confound": puzzle, refute, amaze, invalidate, perplex, negate, astonish, obscure, baffle.

Example usage of "confound": "The sudden changes confound me a lot, I can't understand them.". More examples on the page.