confound
verb (used with object)
confounder
-
a word derived from
confound.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Another potential unmeasured confounder is the type of work, which may also influence a person's chronotype, health behaviors and diabetes risk," they wrote.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2023
The long time lag between inception and commercialization can also be a major confounder.
From Nature ● May 3, 2016
Daniel Day Lewis, of course, made a massive impact as punk rocker Johnny, a stereotype confounder who deserts his street-fighting confreres for Omar's charms.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2013
Fitness is an important, and often unmeasured, confounder, and the growing pile of paradoxical evidence is forcing experts to re-evaluate its importance.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2012
But, in reality, the Odyssey, the Telemachus, and all of that kind, are to the voyage-writing I here intend, what romance is to true history, the former being the confounder and corrupter of the latter.
From Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon — Volume 1 by Henry Fielding
