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Synonyms
con·found (kən-found́, kŏn-)

[Middle English confounden, from Anglo-Norman confundre, from Latin cōnfundere, to mix together, confuse, com-, com-, + fundere, to pour.]

transitive verb: -found·ed, -found·ing, -founds. 

  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed. See synonyms at puzzle
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: confound fiction and fact.
  3. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper.
  4. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics.
  5. To damn.
    1. To frustrate: trivial demands that confounded the peace talks.
    2. Archaic To bring to ruination.

derivatives

con·found́er
noun
con·found́ing·ly
adverb