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The correct spelling is confounded.
How to pronounce confounded
verb
IPA: /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
Say it like: Con-fow-nde-d
The correct spelling is confounded. To perplex or puzzle. For example: "Don't confound the situation by yelling."
Usage Examples
“Don't confound the situation by yelling.”
“His actions confounded the skeptics.”
“Confound the lady!”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To perplex or puzzle.
- 2.To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- 3.To make something worse.
- 4.To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
- 5.To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
adjective
- 1.Confused, astonished
- 2.Defeated, thwarted
- 3.Damned, accursed, bloody
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