confounding

con·found

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon-found, kuh n-; for 6 usually kon-found]
- /kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usually ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd/
- /kənˈfaʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-found, kuh n-; for 6 usually kon-found]
- /kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usually ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd/

Definitions of confounding word

verb with object confounding to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him. 1
verb with object confounding to throw into confusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people. 1
verb with object confounding to throw into increased confusion or disorder. 1
verb with object confounding to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error. 1
verb with object confounding to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated. 1
verb with object confounding to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it! 1

See all 12 definitions of confounding

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Origin of confounding

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English conf(o)unden < Anglo-French confoundre < Latin confundere to mix, equivalent to con- con- + fundere to pour

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Parts of speech for Confounding

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Confounding

confounding popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for confounding

adjective confounding

striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
demagogic — If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
casuistical — Casuistic.
marvelous — superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show.
arrestive — tending to arrest

noun confounding

misconstruction — wrong construction; misinterpretation: to put a misconstruction upon an action.
mixup — an act or instance of mixing.
disorientation — to disorient.
misinterpretation — An instance of misinterpreting.
misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.

All 22 Synonyms of confounding