confound

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·found [confound confounds confounded confounding] BrE [kənˈfaʊnd] NAmE [kənˈfaʊnd] verb (formal)
1. ~ sb to confuse and surprise sb
Syn: ↑baffle
•The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.
2. ~ sb/sth to prove sb/sth wrong
•to confound expectations
•She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.
3. ~ sb (old-fashioned)to defeat an enemy
Idiom: ↑confound it
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with ↑confuse.

Example Bank:
•The rise in share prices confounded expectations.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate