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Verb: confound  kón'fawnd
  1. Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    - confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate
     
  2. Mistake one thing for another
    - confuse

Derived forms: confounding, confounded, confounds

Type of: be, misidentify, mistake

Encyclopedia: Confound