[kənˈfaʊnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations
(e.g: the inflation figure confounded economic analysts)

- mix up (something) with something else
(e.g: he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse

[kənˈfaʊnd], (Interjection)

Definitions:
- used to express anger or annoyance
(e.g: oh confound it, where is the thing?)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse