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Meaning and definition for "confound" word

[verb] 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"
[verb] mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"

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\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. They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them, but confound them with words, must have endless dispute. --Locke. Let us go down, and there confound their language. --Gen. xi. 7. 2. To mistake for another; to identify falsely. They [the tinkers] were generally vagrants and pilferers, and were often confounded with the gypsies. --Macaulay. 3. To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay. The gods confound... The Athenians both within and out that wall. --Shak. They trusted in thee and were not confounded. --Ps. xxii. 5. So spake the Son of God, and Satan stood A while as mute, confounded what to say. --Milton. 4. To destroy; to ruin; to waste. [Obs.] One man's lust these many lives confounds. --Shak. How couldst thou in a mile confound an hour? --Shak. Syn: To abash; confuse; baffle; dismay; astonish; defeat; terrify; mix; blend; intermingle. See {Abash}.

Synonyms for confound

bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, mistake, throw

Related terms: astound, brave, bring to ruin, canker, cast down, checkmate, confront, confute, contaminate, counteract, defeat, devalue, devour, execrate, foul up, implicate, overlook distinctions, paralyze, play hob with, reduce to silence, stagger, strike dead, swallow up, taint, tumble, twist, unleash destruction, upheave, warp, waste

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Let's analyse "confound" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DNUOFNOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- -. ..-. --- ..- -. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: confound: 6 + 6 + 3 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: confound: 3 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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