confounding

• Descreve algo extremamente confuso, desconcertante ou surpreendente, muitas vezes de modo a contrariar as expectativas ou o entendimento.

Describes something that is extremely confusing, puzzling, or surprising, often in a way that defeats expectations or understanding.

1. Confusing or contradictoryC1formal

   Causing confusion, surprise, or bewilderment by being contradictory or unexpected.

   Desconcertante

   • The confounding results of the experiment puzzled the researchers.
   • He gave a confounding answer that left everyone speechless.
   • The confounding nature of the problem made it difficult to solve.

   Sinônimosastonishingastoundingbafflingbewilderingconfusingcontradictoryperplexingpuzzlingsurprisingunexpected

   Antônimosclarifyingexplanatoryilluminatingstraightforwardunderstandable

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de causar surpresa, perplexidade ou confusão, ou de refutar ou provar que algo está errado.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing surprise, confusion, or bewilderment, or to prove something wrong.

1. Confuse or bewilderC1formal

   To cause someone to become confused or unable to understand something.

   Confundir

   • The complex instructions confounded the new employees.
   • His strange behavior confounded everyone at the party.
   • The magician's trick confounded the audience completely.

   Sinônimosbafflebemusebewilderconfusedumbfoundflummoxmystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

   Antônimosclarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Mix up or confuseC1formal

   To mistakenly treat one thing as another; to fail to distinguish between things.

   Confundir

   • He confounded the two similar-looking twins.
   • The witness confounded the dates of the events.
   • Don't confound correlation with causation.

   Sinônimosconflateconfusemistakemix upmuddle

   Antônimosdifferentiatediscerndistinguishseparate

3. Defeat or frustrateC2formal

   To prove a plan or expectation wrong; to thwart.

   Frustrar

   • The unexpected outcome confounded all predictions.
   • The team's strategy confounded their opponents.
   • The new evidence confounded the prosecution's case.

   Sinônimosbafflebalkcounteractdefeatfoilfrustrateimpedethwart

   Antônimosadvanceaidassistfacilitatefurtherhelppromotesupport