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confounded
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con·found·ed

adjective \kən-ˈfau̇n-dəd, (ˌ)kän-ˈ, ˈkän-ˌ\

Definition of CONFOUNDED

1
: confused, perplexed
2
: damned
— con·found·ed·ly adverb
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Examples of CONFOUNDED

  1. I can't close this confounded window!
  2. <that confounded dog chewed up my shoe>

First Known Use of CONFOUNDED

14th century

Related to CONFOUNDED

Synonyms
accursed (or accurst), blasted, damnable, cotton-picking, cursed (also curst), cussed, dang, danged, darn (also durn), darned (also durned), deuced, doggone (or doggoned), freaking, goddamned (or goddamn or goddam), infernal
Antonyms
clearheaded, unconfused

Rhymes with CONFOUNDED

unbounded, unfounded, well-founded, well-grounded, well-rounded

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