confounds

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English

Definitions

noun

A confounding variable.

verb

To perplex or puzzle.
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
To make something worse.“Don't confound the situation by yelling.”
To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.

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Synonyms

confounder confuse mix up puzzle befuddle fuddle discombobulate bedevil mistake throw fox addles bewilders confuses defies endangers imperils jeopardises

Rhymes

grounds expounds sounds mounds hounds surrounds backgrounds abounds rounds pounds

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