CONFOUND as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • mistake one thing for another
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • you are confusing me with the other candidate
    • I mistook her for the secretary
    Hypernyms(s) confound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be confusing or perplexing to
    • cause to be unable to think clearly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These questions confuse even the experts
    • This question completely threw me
    • This question befuddled even the teacher
    Hypernyms(s) confound is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)