Confounded

Confounded
Confound Con*found" (k[o^]n*found"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, -fusum, to pour together; con- + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse. [1913 Webster]

They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them, but confound them with words, must have endless dispute. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Let us go down, and there confound their language. --Gen. xi. 7. [1913 Webster]

2. To mistake for another; to identify falsely. [1913 Webster]

They [the tinkers] were generally vagrants and pilferers, and were often confounded with the gypsies. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

3. To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay. [1913 Webster]

The gods confound... The Athenians both within and out that wall. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

They trusted in thee and were not confounded. --Ps. xxii. 5. [1913 Webster]

So spake the Son of God, and Satan stood A while as mute, confounded what to say. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

4. To destroy; to ruin; to waste. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

One man's lust these many lives confounds. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

How couldst thou in a mile confound an hour? --Shak.

Syn: To abash; confuse; baffle; dismay; astonish; defeat; terrify; mix; blend; intermingle. See {Abash}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Confounded — Con*found ed, a. 1. Confused; perplexed; unclear in mind or intent; bewildered. Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, mazed, mixed up. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confounded — index heinous, nefarious, odious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • confounded — as an intensive execration, odious, detestable, damned, 1650s, from pp. of CONFOUND (Cf. confound), in its older English sense of overthrow utterly …   Etymology dictionary

  • confounded — ► ADJECTIVE informal, dated ▪ used to express annoyance. DERIVATIVES confoundedly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • confounded — [kən foun′did] adj. 1. confused; bewildered 2. damned: a mild oath confoundedly adv …   English World dictionary

  • confounded — confoundedly, adv. confoundedness, n. /kon fown did, keuhn /, adj. 1. bewildered; confused; perplexed. 2. damned (used euphemistically): That is a confounded lie. [1325 75; ME; see CONFOUND, ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • confounded — con|found|ed [kənˈfaundıd] adj [only before noun] old fashioned used to show that you are annoyed ▪ That confounded dog has run away again! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confounded — con|found|ed [ kən faundəd ] adjective only before noun OLD FASHIONED used for showing that you are annoyed: She s a confounded nuisance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • confounded — adjective informal, dated used to express annoyance: a confounded nuisance. Derivatives confoundedly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • confounded — adjective (only before noun) old fashioned used to show that you are annoyed: That confounded dog has run away again! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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