Confound [kon-found]
- (verb) cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.“the inflation figure confounded economic analysts”
- (verb) mix up (something) with something else.“he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism”
- (verb) to contradict or refute; to confound their arguments.
- (verb) prove (a theory or expectation) wrong; “the rise in prices confounded expectations”
Confound meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- उलझाना, गड़बड़ करना, उलझन में डालना, हरा देना
Confound Origin
- Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’
Confound in a sentence (usage in newspaper)
- Multiple-answer type questions confound JEE (advanced) students
- Under Dhoni, India’s bowling attack continues to confound and frustrate
- Greek issues confound sentiment
- Tied-house laws continue to confound wineries
- U.S. online mattress firm hopes to confound Canadian retailers with bed-in-a-box
- Schools seize option to confound parental choice
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of confound
- confound = confusion found
Confound Pronunciation
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