Synonyms for confounding
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kon-found, kuhn-; for 6 usually kon-found |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-; for 6 usually ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd |
Top 10 synonyms for confounding Other synonyms for the word confounding
Définition of confounding
Origin :- c.1300, "make uneasy, abash," from Anglo-French confoundre, Old French confondre (12c.) "crush, ruin, disgrace, throw into disorder," from Latin confundere "to confuse," literally "to pour together, mix, mingle," from com- "together" (see com-) + fundere "to pour" (see found (v.2)).
- The figurative sense of "confuse, fail to distinguish, mix up" emerged in Latin, passed into French and thence into Middle English, where it is mostly found in Scripture; the sense of "destroy utterly" is recorded in English from c.1300. Meaning "perplex" is late 14c. The Latin past participle confusus, meanwhile, became confused (q.v.).
- verb confuse
- It seemed to me that he was confounding cause with effect; but I did not argue the point.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- But to my solitary eye the spectacle was an amazing and confounding one.
- Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
- This may have partly arisen from confounding it with his previous voyage in 1536.
- Extract from : « The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) » by John Knox
- There is no merging of one thing in another, no confounding of things that differ.
- Extract from : « The Lord's Coming » by C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
- Love brought about the transformation, the effects of which are now confounding you.
- Extract from : « The Bee Hunters » by Gustave Aimard
- There is no foundation for confounding bankruptcy and insolvency.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. II of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- That is an error arising from confounding the powers of the confederation.
- Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
- They all accompany him, confounding themselves with his servants.
- Extract from : « Christmas Stories from French and Spanish writers » by Antoinette Ogden
- Why would the confounding of the language make them separate?
- Extract from : « Mistakes of Moses » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- God has not given us reason for the purpose of confounding us.
- Extract from : « The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) » by Moncure Daniel Conway
Antonyms for confounding
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019