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confound

/kənˈfaʊnd/verb

To puzzle or baffle someone completely.

Example sentences

  • The sudden change of rules confounded even the referees.
  • Her quick recovery confounded the doctors' predictions.

Survives in mild old oaths ('confound it!') and in statistics, where a confounding variable distorts results.

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