CONFOUND
\kənfˈa͡ʊnd], \kənfˈaʊnd], \k_ə_n_f_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
Definitions of CONFOUND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
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mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
By Princeton University
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be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
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mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
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To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
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To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable: to throw into disorder: to perplex: to astonish.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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