Confound
Confound [ kon-FOUN-did ] | |
[ adjective ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. confused or bewildered 2. damned (euphemistic usage) 3. to cause to become confused or bewildered 4. to mix up 5. to make a bad thing worse | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The inflation figure confounded economic analysts. |