Confound

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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 :
He was confounded by the mannerisms of the tribesmen.
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