Confounded
ahd-5
adjective.
Confused; befuddled.
adjective.
Used as an intensive.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Deserving of reprehension or destruction; odious; detestable: a euphemism for
damned:
as, a
confounded
humbug; a
confounded
lie.
A euphemism for
damned
, used also as an emphatic adverb of degree, equivalent to ‘very’
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Confused; perplexed; unclear in mind or intent; bewildered.
adjective.
Excessive; extreme; abominable.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
confound
.
adjective.
Confused
;
thwarted
.
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adjective.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Word Usage
"His eyes were still open, his expression confounded."
Equivalent
perplexed
Form
confoundedly
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
abounded
astounded
bounded
compounded
founded
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Byzantine
abominable
absolute
addled
agape
verb-stem
confound