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    [Adjective]  | "con*found*ed" | \ kən-ˈfau̇n-dəd \


    1: confused, perplexed

    2: very bad or annoying : damnable

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English confunded, confounded, from past participle of confounden "to {see: |confound|confound}";

    [Verb]  | "con*found" | \ kən-ˈfau̇nd \


    1: to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity

    2: refute

    3: to put to shame : discomfit

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English confounden "to defeat, destroy, frustrate, bewilder," borrowed from Anglo-French confondre, going back to Latin confundere "to pour together, blend, bring into disorder, destroy, disconcert," from con- {see: |con-|com-} + fundere "to pour, shed" {mat|found:5|};

    [Adjective]  | "confounded" 


    1: deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure;


      * e.g., " ... that confounded dog chewed up my shoe "




    2: faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do;


      * e.g., " ... the sudden burden of familial responsibility has left him anxious and confounded "



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    3: suffering from mental confusion;


      * e.g., " ... since their house is old and impressive-looking, they are frequently imposed upon by confounded tourists "



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    [Verb]  | "confounded" 


    1: to throw into a state of mental uncertainty;


      * e.g., " ... we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly "




    2: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress;


      * e.g., " ... his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead "




    3: to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related;


      * e.g., " ... I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy "



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    [Verb]  | "confound" 


    1: to throw into a state of mental uncertainty;


      * e.g., " ... we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly "




    2: to throw into a state of self-conscious distress;


      * e.g., " ... his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead "




    3: to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related;


      * e.g., " ... I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy "



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     [ "confounded" ]

    1: Used as an intensifier, and placed like an adjective. It literally means "confused" or "foiled". As slang, it is equivalent to "danged" or "darned". Used mostly in the southern U.S. and in Scotland.

      * e.g.,  ... Dagnabbit, where in the Sam Hill did you get that frickin' piece of crud? Get the confounded thing out of here! 

     [ "Confounded" ]

    1: 1) Confused, frustrated, baffled.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) The Mystery of the Malfunctioning Computer confounded me for seven years, but Detective McEaghen solved the case with relative ease. 

     [ "Confounded" ]

    2: 2) Accursed, frustrating, annoying. Synonymous with blasted.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) How am I supposed to log on to this confounded thing? 

     [ "Confound it!" ]

    1: Used to express surprise, frustration or anger. Term that can be used as a non-offensive replacement for damn it or goddamn it.

      * e.g.,  ... Confound it! I can't find my darned keys! 

     [ "confounding" ]

    1: v. increasing the confusion or incomprehension of

      * e.g.,  ... Confounding this previously mentioned thought, I will elaborate upon the many possible definitions of confounding. 

     [ "Confound" ]

    1: A profession gaming clan in the FPS game "Soldier front" This clan made it to the national Special Force league 2 times in a row

      * e.g.,  ... Oh man, I just got owned by confound 20-0 : 

     [ "Confounding Variable" ]

    1: Variables that occur when the two explanatory variables , x and z, have a collective causation effect on y. The difference between the two cannot be distinguished because there is not enough evidence to determine the validity of a statistical relationship.

      * e.g.,  ... Weight gain is greatly influenced by activity level, but age, the confounding variable, also plays an influential role on weight gain. 

     [ "Confound it! The batteries are dead!" ]

    1: Term that was used in 1966's film called Batman.

      * e.g.,  ... Confound it! The batteries are dead! 

     [ "Confounding" ]

    1: Variables that occur when the two explanatory variables , x and z, have a collective causation effect on y, yet the difference between the two cannot be distinguished.

      * e.g.,  ... Weight gain is greatly influenced by activity level, but age, the confounding variable, also plays an influential role on weight gain. 

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