confound

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

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, вызывающего удивление, замешательство или недоумение, или для доказательства ошибочности чего-либо.esVerbo que se usa para indicar la acción de causar sorpresa, confusión o perplejidad, o para demostrar que algo es erróneo o falso.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner une action qui provoque la surprise, la confusion ou la perplexité, ou pour démontrer la fausseté de quelque chose.deVerb, das verwendet wird, um eine Handlung zu bezeichnen, die Überraschung, Verwirrung oder Ratlosigkeit hervorruft, oder um die Fehlerhaftigkeit von etwas zu beweisen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de causar surpresa, perplexidade ou confusão, ou de refutar ou provar que algo está errado.zh动词，表示使人感到惊讶、困惑或迷惑，或者证明某事是错误的。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إحداث الحيرة أو الارتباك أو الدهشة، أو لإثبات خطأ شيء ما ودحضه.

1. Confuse or bewilder C1 formal

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

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

   ruСбивать с толкуesconfundir, desconcertarfrDéconcerterdeVerwirrenptConfundirzh使困惑arيُربك ويحيّر

   同义词: bafflebemusebewilderconfusedumbfoundflummoxmystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

   反义词: clarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Mix up or confuse C1 formal

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

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

   ruПутатьesConfundir una cosa con otrafrConfondredeVerwechselnptConfundirzh混淆arالخلط بين الأشياء

   同义词: conflateconfusemistakemix upmuddle

   反义词: differentiatediscerndistinguishseparate

3. Defeat or frustrate C2 formal

   To prove a plan or expectation wrong; to thwart.

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

   ruСорватьesconfundir, frustrarfrDéjouer, contrecarrerdeVereitelnptFrustrarzh挫败arإحباط الخطة أو التوقع

   同义词: bafflebalkcounteractdefeatfoilfrustrateimpedethwart

   反义词: advanceaidassistfacilitatefurtherhelppromotesupport

• confounded past participle
• confounded past simple
• confounding present participle
• confounds third person singular