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Confound Common

Confound has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

A confounding variable.

Verb
1

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"

2

mistake one thing for another

"you are confusing me with the other candidate"

"I mistook her for the secretary"

3

To perplex or puzzle.

Example Sentences
"These questions confuse even the experts" verb
"This question completely threw me" verb
"This question befuddled even the teacher" verb
"you are confusing me with the other candidate" verb
"I mistook her for the secretary" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
be mistake
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
demoralize perplex disorient
Rhyming Words
und hund rund ound gund fund lund mund bund laund found maund pound round wound hound gound mound sound bound
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