Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - confound
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Confound
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~ v 1 to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected (His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.) 2 formal to defeat an enemy, plan etc 3 formal if a problem etc confounds you, you cannot understand it or solve it (Her question completely confounded me.) 4 confound it/him/them old-fashioned used to show that you are annoyed
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(confounds, confounding, confounded) If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. The choice of Governor may confound us all. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French confundre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com- + fundere to pour — more at found Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic to bring to ruin ; destroy b. baffle, frustrate conferences…are not for accomplishment but to ~ knavish tricks — J. K. Galbraith 2. obsolete consume, waste 3. a. to put to shame ; discomfit a performance that ~ed the critics b. refute sought to ~ his arguments 4. damn 5. to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity 6. a. to fail to discern differences between ; mix up b. to increase the confusion of Synonyms: see puzzle • ~er noun • ~ingly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & int. --v.tr. 1 throw into perplexity or confusion. 2 mix up; confuse (in one's mind). 3 archaic defeat, overthrow. --int. expressing annoyance (confound you!). Etymology: ME f. AF conf(o)undre, OF confondre f. L confundere mix up (as com-, fundere fus- pour) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. смущать, сбивать с толку; ставить в тупик to be confounded by smb.s evidence —- быть сбитым с толку чьими-л. показаниями to feel confounded by smb.'s praise —- смутиться от чьей-л. похвалы the poor election results confounded the government —- неблагоприятные результаты выборов явились полной неожиданностью для правительства 2. смешивать, спутывать to confound words —- путать слова to confound twins —- не отличать близнецов друг от друга I always confound him with his brother —- я всегда путаю его с его братом 3. разрушать to confound plans —- разрушать планы 4. проклинать confound it!, confound you! —- к черту!, будь оно проклято! confound that silly fool! —- черт бы побрал этого идиота! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) смешивать, спутывать 2) поражать, приводить в смущение, ставить в тупик 3) разрушать (планы, надежды) confound it! - к черту! будь оно проклято! Syn: see confuse ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. confoundre, from O.Fr. confondre, from L. confundere "to pour together," from com- "together" + fundere "to pour." Earliest Eng. sense is "to overthrow utterly;" sense of "confuse, mix up" is 14c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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