confound
verb
[ kənˈfaʊnd ]
• cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.
• "the inflation figure confounded economic analysts"
Similar:
amaze,
astonish,
dumbfound,
stagger,
surprise,
startle,
stun,
stupefy,
daze,
nonplus,
throw,
shake,
unnerve,
disconcert,
discompose,
dismay,
bewilder,
set someone thinking,
baffle,
mystify,
bemuse,
perplex,
puzzle,
confuse,
take someone's breath away,
take by surprise,
take aback,
shake up,
stop someone in their tracks,
strike dumb,
leave open-mouthed,
leave aghast,
catch off balance,
buffalo,
flabbergast,
floor,
knock for six,
knock sideways,
knock out,
bowl over,
blow someone's mind,
blow away,
flummox,
discombobulate,
faze,
stump,
beat,
fox,
be all Greek to,
fog,
wilder,
gravel,
maze,
cause to be at a stand,
distract,
pose,
obfuscate,
• mix up (something) with something else.
• "he was forever confounding managerialism with idealism"
confound
exclamation
• used to express anger or annoyance.
• "oh confound it, where is the thing?"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.
