confounded

/kənˈfaʊndɪd/ · verb

Meaning

To perplex or puzzle.
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
To make something worse.
To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
Confused, astonished
Defeated, thwarted
Damned, accursed, bloody

Etymology / origin

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Related words

befuddled(English)perplexed(English)bewildered(English)baffled(English)confused(English)bemused(English)mixed-up(English)mazed(English)expectations(English)stimulus(English)variables(English)confusion(English)

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Sources

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