Word Meanings - CONFOUND - Book Publishers vocabulary database

pour together; con- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt, and cf. 1. To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse. They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them, but confound them with words, must

Additional info about word: CONFOUND

pour together; con- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt, and cf. 1. To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse. They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them, but confound them with words, must have endless dispute. Locke. Let us go down, and there confound their language. Gen. xi. 7. 2. To mistake for another; to identify falsely. They were generally vagrants and pilferers, and were often confounded with the gypsies. Macaulay. 3. To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay. The gods confound... The Athenians both within and out that wall. Shak. They trusted in thee and were not confounded. Ps. xxii. 5. So spake the Son of God, and Satan stood A while as mute, confounded what to say. Milton. 4. To destroy; to ruin; to waste. One man's lust these many lives confounds. Shak. How couldst thou in a mile confound an hour Shak. Syn. -- To abash; confuse; baffle; dismay; astonish; defeat; terrify; mix; blend; intermingle. See Abash.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CONFOUND)

• Abash
• Confound
• confuse
• discompose
• bewilder
• daunt
• cow
• humble
• disconcert
• dishearten
• motility
• shame
• humiliate
• Astonish
• Startle
• surprise
• confound
• amaze
• astound
• fill with wonder
• stupefy
• alarm
• terrify
• electrify
• scare
• dumbfounder
• Bailie
• Frustrate
• counteract
• elude
• mock
• thwart
• defeat
• perplex
• restrain
• upset
• foil
• mar
• balk
• neutralize
• dodge
• counterfoil
• Bewilder
• Daze
• dazzle
• mystify
• puzzle
• embarrass
• astonish
• mislead
• Involve
• Implicate
• mingle
• envelop
• compromise
• include
• complicate
• entangle

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of CONFOUND)

• Compose
• embolden
• reassure
• rally
• Aggravate
• excite
• foster
• perpetuate
• exempt
• enfranchise
• disengage
• extricate
• exonerate
• Secure
• promote
• insure
• speed
• advance
• establish
• aid
• Enlighten
• instruct
• illumine

Related words: (words related to CONFOUND)

• SPECTACLE
  An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light. 4. pl. (more info) 1. Something exhibited to view; usually,
• SPERMATOCYTE
  See SPERMOBLAST
• SPECIFICNESS
  The quality or state of being specific.
• PUZZLEMENT
  The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford.
• SPERMATIC
  Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the spermatic vessels, etc. Spermatic cord , the cord which suspends the testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and accompanying
• SPERMATICAL
  Spermatic.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• PUZZLE
  1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. 2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
• ASTONISH
  étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. The very cramp-fish . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland. 2. To strike with sudden
• SHAMEFAST
  Modest; shamefaced. -- Shame"fast*ly, adv. -- Shame"fast*ness, n. See Shamefaced. Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. Chaucer. is a blushing shamefast spirit. Shak. Modest apparel with shamefastness. 1 Tim. ii. 9 .
• SPECTROGRAPH
  An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum. A photograph or picture of a spectrum. -- Spec`tro*graph"ic , a. --Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly , adv. --Spec*trog"ra*phy , n.
• NEUTRALIZE
  To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base. 3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference
• STARTLE
  1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke. 2. To deter; to cause to deviate.
• RESTRAINABLE
  Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne.
• SPECE
  Species; kind. Chaucer.
• SPECTATORSHIP
  1. The office or quality of a spectator. Addison. 2. The act of beholding. Shak.
• UPSETTING
  Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. Jamieson.
• SPEECHLESS
  1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. 2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison. -- Speech"less*ly, adv. -- Speech"less*ness, n.
• SPENDTHRIFT
  One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis.
• INVOLVEDNESS
  The state of being involved.
• ASPER
  Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. "An asper sound." Bacon.
• ANGIOMONOSPERMOUS
  Producing one seed only in a seed pod.
• PRELUDE
  An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially , a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with
• COUNTERACTIVE
  Tending to counteract.
• DISPENSE
  1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott. 2.
• OOSPERM; OOESPERM
  The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön in impregnation. Balfour.
• MISPENSE
  See HALL
• COMPROMISE
  promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators. Burrill. 2. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both
• INDISPENSABLENESS
  The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke.
• UNPERPLEX
  To free from perplexity. Donne.
• SUSPENSORY
  Of or pertaining to a suspensorium. (more info) 1. Suspended; hanging; depending. 2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle. Ray.