confound
verb /kənˈfaʊnd/
/kənˈfaʊnd/
(formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they confound | /kənˈfaʊnd/ /kənˈfaʊnd/ |
| he / she / it confounds | /kənˈfaʊndz/ /kənˈfaʊndz/ |
| past simple confounded | /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ |
| past participle confounded | /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ |
| -ing form confounding | /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ |
- confound somebody to confuse and surprise somebody synonym baffle
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.
- confound somebody/something to prove somebody/something wrong
- to confound expectations
- She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.
- The rise in share prices confounded expectations.
- confound somebody (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.
Idioms
confound it/you!
- (old-fashioned) used to show that you are angry about something/with somebody