confound
verb (used with object)
have confounded
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present perfectof confound.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The well-timed bets have confounded a market in which the price of oil has become a strategic pressure point for both the U.S. and Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
If Greens were pessimistic about this voting system, Ms Swarbrick's victory may have confounded their expectations.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2022
But a synopsis could barely describe how thoroughly the Zürchers — the credits list Ramon as director but call it “a film by” both of them — have confounded a sense of the ordinary.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Reserves for Team LeBron, Garland and Allen could get a chance to combine on one of those pick-and-rolls that have confounded opponents.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
He appears, however, to have confounded strata of very different ages, tertiary rocks with cretaceous and jurassic.
From The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon by Habeeb Risk Allah
