confounded

[ kon-foun-did, kuhn- ]

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adjective

bewildered; confused; perplexed.
damned (used euphemistically): That is a confounded lie.

Origin of confounded

First recorded in Middle English; see origin at confound, -ed²

Other words for confounded

2	damnable, execrable, objectionable

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Other words from confounded

con·found·ed·ly, adverb
con·found·ed·ness, noun
un·con·found·ed·ly, adverb

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How to use confounded in a sentence

Female sexuality has long confounded researchers and eluded popular understanding.
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The self-portraits in particular confounded the art world, who reviewed them in unflattering terms like “naïve” and “pedestrian.”
This Is Where George W. Bush Paints | Olivia Nuzzi | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But it is one that Levin has parlayed into being the voice of a movement that has confounded those outside of it.
Radio’s Mark Levin Might Be the Most Powerful Conservative You Never Heard Of | David Freedlander | October 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And ultimately that may be what really confounded the Wall Street bankers.
How a Pasta Chain Called Noodles & Co. Punked Wall Street | Daniel Gross | July 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Myths were confounded, lies proved unavailing, and there were big losers beyond Mitt Romney.
Election 2012: Myths, Lies, and Losers | Robert Shrum | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

They are turned back: let them be greatly confounded, that trust in a graven thing, that say to a molten thing: You are our god.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
I wor amaist blinded wi' snow, coming ow'r that confounded heath.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie
Every confounded captain in the Force will have to view them officially; they wouldn't take our word for their being dead.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
Look sharp with the light, or I shall knock my brains out against something in this confounded hole.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
During the past month the confusion at Mudros, our advanced base, becomes daily worse confounded.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for confounded

confounded

/ (kənˈfaʊndɪd) /

adjective

bewildered; confused
(prenominal) informal execrable; damned

Derived forms of confounded

confoundedly, adverb
confoundedness, noun

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