what does confound mean?
CONFOUND as VERB
- Meaning
- mistake one thing for another
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- 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
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- Meaning
- be confusing or perplexing to
- cause to be unable to think clearly
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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
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