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CONFOUNDED

(adj.sat, verb, adj.)

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There are 13 meanings of the word Confounded.

Confounded - as an adjective satellite

Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

Example: "Obviously bemused by his questions"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
at seabaffledbefuddledbemusedbewilderedconfusedlostmazedmixed-up

Confounded - as a verb

To perplex or puzzle.

To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.

To make something worse.

Example: "Don't confound the situation by yelling."

To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.

To cause to be ashamed; to abash.

Example: "His actions confounded the skeptics."

To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.

To damn (a mild oath).

Example: "Confound the lady!"

To bring to ruination.

To stun, amaze

Confounded - as an adjective

Confused, astonished

Defeated, thwarted

Damned, accursed, bloody

Example: "The confounded thing doesn't work."

Example Sentences

"I am confounded by the complexity of this math problem."
"The confounded dog kept barking all night long."
"She was confounded by his sudden change in attitude."
"The confounded maze had us going in circles."
"I can't make any sense of this confounded machine."
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Word Game Points

Is CONFOUNDED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, confounded is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

CONFOUNDED has a SCRABBLE points total of 17.

Is CONFOUNDED a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, confounded is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
CONFOUNDED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 21.

Is CONFOUNDED a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, confounded is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
CONFOUNDED has a WORDFEUD points total of 19.

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