confound – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
confound
v.
amaze, stun, confuse, bewilder; fail to discern a difference, mix up
Confounding
confound
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"
(synonym) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) demoralize
(verb-group) confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
2. mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
(synonym) confuse
(hypernym) mistake, misidentify
(verb-group) confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
Confound
(v. t.)
To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
(v. t.)
To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
(v. t.)
To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.
(v. t.)
To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Calling a stag a horse.Deliberately confounding right and wrong. Talking black into white.