Definition of Confounded
Confounded
con·found·ed
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Utterly puzzled or perplexed; completely bewildered.
e.g. The complex math problem left me confounded and frustrated.
(adjective)
puzzled or confused;
e.g. I saw their confounded expressions and rushed to explain what I'd meant.
(verb)
confused or surprised someone or caused them to feel puzzled or amazed, especially by defying their expectations;
e.g. The professor's question confounded the students for some minutes.
(verb)
defied some expectation, theory, or prediction and proved it wrong, or defeated some hope, aim, or plan;
e.g. He confounded everyone's expectations by winning the competition. They arrived early and confounded our plans because we did not expect them.
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