confound
🇺🇸
/kənˈfaʊnd/
🇬🇧
/kənˈfaʊnd/
verb
R
to mix up or confuse someone or something
The magician's tricks confounded the audience.
R
to show that someone is wrong or mistaken
The results of the experiment confounded the scientists' theories.
R
to completely defeat or overcome someone
The team's strategy confounded their opponents.
translation
to mix up or confuse someone or something; to show that someone is wrong or mistaken; to completely defeat or overcome someone
Word Forms
3rd Present
confounds
Past
confounded
Perfect
confounded
Progressive
confounding