Associations to the word «Confound»
Noun
- Rascal
- Falsehood
- Wise
- Scatter
- Wolfe
- Dogma
- Malice
- Abbe
- Scoundrel
- Pursuer
- Beverley
- Lyle
- Connexion
- Tyrant
- Cohort
- Arrogance
- Obscurity
- Phylogeny
- Expectation
- Overthrow
- Wretch
- Blunder
- Propriety
- Reproach
- Folly
- Remorse
- Cowardice
- Coolness
- Distinction
- Exaggeration
- Madam
- Confusion
- Foe
- Fellow
- Mistake
- Variance
- Sorting
- Contradiction
- Why
- Wisdom
- Enemy
- Imagination
- Heretic
- Fancy
- Holiness
- Condemnation
- Conscience
- Shame
- Tyranny
- Trick
- Mischief
- Nay
- Jew
- Ay
- Greatness
- Notion
- Allah
- Groan
- Squire
- Guilt
- Wit
- Variable
- Intellect
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONFOUND, verb. To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.
CONFOUND, verb. To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
CONFOUND, verb. To make something worse.
CONFOUND, verb. To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
CONFOUND, verb. To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
CONFOUND, verb. (dated) To damn (a mild oath).
CONFOUND, verb. (archaic) To bring to ruination.
CONFOUND, verb. To stun, amaze
CONFOUND, noun. (statistics) a confounding variable
Dictionary definition
CONFOUND, verb. Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher".
CONFOUND, verb. Mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.