confounded
Americanadjective
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damned (used euphemistically).
That is a confounded lie.
- Synonyms:
- objectionable, execrable, damnable
adjective
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bewildered; confused
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informal (prenominal) execrable; damned
Other Word Forms
- confoundedly adverb
- confoundedness noun
- unconfoundedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of confounded
Example Sentences
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Her disappearance captivated and confounded true crime watchers around the nation as FBI investigators and armchair detectives alike tried to solve the puzzle of what happened to Melodee.
From Los Angeles Times
“Medicine Show” was a record that either confounded or delighted fans of “alternative music” back in the early ’80s.
From Salon
That may, of course, be Mr. Joseph’s point: We are as confounded by the tortuous vagaries of their painful histories, and by their stubborn inability to connect, as they themselves are.
The arrest of Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., is the first time the Justice Department named a suspect in the long-running investigation into the devices, which confounded investigators for years.
Even after Blanc arrives, he’s confounded to find himself occasionally standing on the sidelines, a bystander in Jud’s moral crusade to herd his congregation toward righteousness.
From Los Angeles Times
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