confounded

adjective

con·found·ed kən-ˈfau̇n-dəd How to pronounce confounded (audio)

(ˌ)kän-ˈfau̇n-,

ˈkän-ˌfau̇n-

: confused, perplexed

: damned

I can't close this confounded window.

confoundedly adverb

Example Sentences

I can't close this confounded window! that confounded dog chewed up my shoe

Recent Examples on the Web The displeasure of it gave way to absurdity, out of which emerged a mutual, confounded glee.

Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020 In Europe itself, Greece has so far confounded predictions by avoiding the kind of mass outbreaks that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Italy, France, and Britain.

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form.

Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form.

Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2020 The Germans are no less confounded than the Democrats.

Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019 Learn how to work the confounded thing at free Android smartphone workshops being held in South Florida, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons.

Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018 For decades, recovery stories like this confounded researchers, who characterized autism as a lifelong condition.

Brendan Borrell, Slate Magazine, 22 Sep. 2017 See More

confounded 1 of 2

adjective

as in cursed

deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure that confounded dog chewed up my shoe

Synonyms & Similar Words

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cursed
freaking
blasted
terrible
awful
accursed
danged
deuced
damnable
wretched
cussed
rotten
darned
infernal
dang
pitiful
darn
doggone
doggoned
accurst
curst
detestable
durned
sorry
atrocious
miserable
odious
nasty
abominable
durn
lousy
execrable
contemptible
vile
shameful
bum
pitiable
punk
despicable
scurvy
scabby
scummy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

marvelous
great
laudable
commendable
creditable
wonderful
marvellous
praiseworthy

as in perplexed

faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do the sudden burden of familial responsibility has left him anxious and confounded

Synonyms & Similar Words

perplexed
baffled
bewildered
confused
embarrassed
nonplussed
nonplused
at a loss
hard put
flustered
put to it
hard-pressed
disconcerted
fazed
put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

undaunted
unfazed
composed
untroubled

as in bewildered

suffering from mental confusion since their house is old and impressive-looking, they are frequently imposed upon by confounded tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

bewildered
confused
dazed
stunned
distracted
dizzy
befuddled
bedeviled
bemused
stupefied
silly
muddleheaded
fogged
at sea
raddled
befogged
addled
dopey
pixilated
zonked
addle
slaphappy
addlepated
spacey
punchy
unconscious
mixed-up
muzzy
pixillated
shell-shocked
punch-drunk
bushed
out of it
spaced
zonked-out
dopy
spacy
spaced-out
senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

conscious
clearheaded
alert

confounded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of confound

as in baffled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly

Synonyms & Similar Words

baffled
puzzled
perplexed
bewildered
confused
vexed
befuddled
mystified
flummoxed
stunned
embarrassed
disturbed
bemused
bamboozled
discombobulated
muddled
rattled
disoriented
flustered
bothered
fuddled
upset
muddied
posed
addled
mazed
befogged
foxed
unsettled
beat
buffaloed
got
disconcerted
discomfited
vext
graveled
nonplussed
stumped
dismayed
mortified
stuck
disquieted
abashed
agitated
perturbed
distressed
chagrined
blew one's mind
misled
discomforted
gravelled
fazed
went to one's head
discountenanced
deceived
beguiled
deluded
discomposed
nonplused
misguided
fooled
unhinged
weirded out
duped
tricked
hoodwinked
humbugged
cozened
gulled
strung along
snowed
took in
hoaxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

satisfied
assured
reassured
informed
enlightened

as in confused

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead

Synonyms & Similar Words

confused
embarrassed
flustered
disconcerted
nonplussed
discomfited
rattled
disturbed
mortified
abashed
bothered
upset
unsettled
nonplused
fazed
dismayed
discountenanced
disquieted
perturbed
humiliated
distressed
discomforted
chagrined
agitated
discomposed
unhinged
humbled
shamed
degraded
demeaned
debased
put off
queered
put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

relieved
comforted
soothed
calmed
consoled
reassured
cheered
emboldened
encouraged
assured
buoyed
heartened

as in conflated

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy

Synonyms & Similar Words

confused
conflated
mistook
misapplied
miscalled
misidentified
misnamed
mixed (up)
lumped (together)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

distinguished
separated
differentiated
discriminated
differenced

as in refuted

to prove to be false new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization

Synonyms & Similar Words

refuted
challenged
overturned
confuted
discredited
disproved
rebutted
disconfirmed
belied
discussed
debunked
falsified
questioned
doubted
shot down
mistrusted
contested
overthrew
debated
queried
gave the lie to
mooted
talked over
hashed (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

proved
established
confirmed
showed
validated
recorded
supported
verified
evidenced
documented
witnessed
identified
manifested
evinced
demonstrated
corroborated
displayed
backed (up)
attested
illustrated
buttressed
adduced
certified
substantiated
authenticated

单词	confounded
释义	confounded adjective con·found·ed kən-ˈfau̇n-dəd (ˌ)kän-ˈfau̇n-, ˈkän-ˌfau̇n- 1 : confused, perplexed 2 : damned I can't close this confounded window. confoundedly adverb Synonyms accursed accurst blasted cursed curst cussed damnable dang danged darn durn darned durned deuced doggone doggoned freaking infernal See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I can't close this confounded window! that confounded dog chewed up my shoe Recent Examples on the Web The displeasure of it gave way to absurdity, out of which emerged a mutual, confounded glee. Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020 In Europe itself, Greece has so far confounded predictions by avoiding the kind of mass outbreaks that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Italy, France, and Britain. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2020 The Germans are no less confounded than the Democrats. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019 Learn how to work the confounded thing at free Android smartphone workshops being held in South Florida, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018 For decades, recovery stories like this confounded researchers, who characterized autism as a lifelong condition. Brendan Borrell, Slate Magazine, 22 Sep. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Middle English confunded, confounded, from past participle of confounden "to confound" First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 confounded 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in cursed deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure that confounded dog chewed up my shoe Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cursed freaking blasted terrible awful accursed danged deuced damnable wretched cussed rotten darned infernal dang pitiful darn doggone doggoned accurst curst detestable durned sorry atrocious miserable odious nasty abominable durn lousy execrable contemptible vile shameful bum pitiable punk despicable scurvy scabby scummy Antonyms & Near Antonyms marvelous great laudable commendable creditable wonderful marvellous praiseworthy See More 2 as in perplexed faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do the sudden burden of familial responsibility has left him anxious and confounded Synonyms & Similar Words perplexed baffled bewildered confused embarrassed nonplussed nonplused at a loss hard put flustered put to it hard-pressed disconcerted fazed put out Antonyms & Near Antonyms undaunted unfazed composed untroubled 3 as in bewildered suffering from mental confusion since their house is old and impressive-looking, they are frequently imposed upon by confounded tourists Synonyms & Similar Words bewildered confused dazed stunned distracted dizzy befuddled bedeviled bemused stupefied silly muddleheaded fogged at sea raddled befogged addled dopey pixilated zonked addle slaphappy addlepated spacey punchy unconscious mixed-up muzzy pixillated shell-shocked punch-drunk bushed out of it spaced zonked-out dopy spacy spaced-out senseless Antonyms & Near Antonyms conscious clearheaded alert confounded 2 of 2 verb past tense of confound 1 as in baffled to throw into a state of mental uncertainty we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly Synonyms & Similar Words baffled puzzled perplexed bewildered confused vexed befuddled mystified flummoxed stunned embarrassed disturbed bemused bamboozled discombobulated muddled rattled disoriented flustered bothered fuddled upset muddied posed addled mazed befogged foxed unsettled beat buffaloed got disconcerted discomfited vext graveled nonplussed stumped dismayed mortified stuck disquieted abashed agitated perturbed distressed chagrined blew one's mind misled discomforted gravelled fazed went to one's head discountenanced deceived beguiled deluded discomposed nonplused misguided fooled unhinged weirded out duped tricked hoodwinked humbugged cozened gulled strung along snowed took in hoaxed Antonyms & Near Antonyms satisfied assured reassured informed enlightened 2 as in confused to throw into a state of self-conscious distress his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead Synonyms & Similar Words confused embarrassed flustered disconcerted nonplussed discomfited rattled disturbed mortified abashed bothered upset unsettled nonplused fazed dismayed discountenanced disquieted perturbed humiliated distressed discomforted chagrined agitated discomposed unhinged humbled shamed degraded demeaned debased put off queered put out Antonyms & Near Antonyms relieved comforted soothed calmed consoled reassured cheered emboldened encouraged assured buoyed heartened See More 3 as in conflated to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy Synonyms & Similar Words confused conflated mistook misapplied miscalled misidentified misnamed mixed (up) lumped (together) Antonyms & Near Antonyms distinguished separated differentiated discriminated differenced 4 as in refuted to prove to be false new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization Synonyms & Similar Words refuted challenged overturned confuted discredited disproved rebutted disconfirmed belied discussed debunked falsified questioned doubted shot down mistrusted contested overthrew debated queried gave the lie to mooted talked over hashed (over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms proved established confirmed showed validated recorded supported verified evidenced documented witnessed identified manifested evinced demonstrated corroborated displayed backed (up) attested illustrated buttressed adduced certified substantiated authenticated See More
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