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confounded

/kənˈfaʊn.dɪd/
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Adverb:confoundedly
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1

Completely bewildered, perplexed, or confused.

Example

"The scientists were utterly confounded by the unexpected results of the experiment."

2

Used informally as an intensifier to express annoyance, anger, or frustration toward someone or something.

Example

"I cannot get this confounded lock to open no matter how hard I turn the key."

3

Having two or more variables or effects mixed together so that their individual influences cannot be separated (in statistics and experimental design).

Example

"Because the two treatments were administered simultaneously, their effects remained confounded in the final analysis."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the verb 'confound', from Anglo-Norman confondre and Latin confundere, meaning 'to pour together, mix up, or confuse'.

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