confounded

confounded
/kon fown"did, keuhn-/, adj.
1. bewildered; confused; perplexed.
2. damned (used euphemistically): That is a confounded lie.
[1325-75; ME; see CONFOUND, -ED2]

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  • Confounded — Con*found ed, a. 1. Confused; perplexed; unclear in mind or intent; bewildered. Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, mazed, mixed up. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confounded — index heinous, nefarious, odious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • confounded — as an intensive execration, odious, detestable, damned, 1650s, from pp. of CONFOUND (Cf. confound), in its older English sense of overthrow utterly …   Etymology dictionary

  • confounded — ► ADJECTIVE informal, dated ▪ used to express annoyance. DERIVATIVES confoundedly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • confounded — [kən foun′did] adj. 1. confused; bewildered 2. damned: a mild oath confoundedly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Confounded — Confound Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confounded — con|found|ed [kənˈfaundıd] adj [only before noun] old fashioned used to show that you are annoyed ▪ That confounded dog has run away again! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confounded — con|found|ed [ kən faundəd ] adjective only before noun OLD FASHIONED used for showing that you are annoyed: She s a confounded nuisance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • confounded — adjective informal, dated used to express annoyance: a confounded nuisance. Derivatives confoundedly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • confounded — adjective (only before noun) old fashioned used to show that you are annoyed: That confounded dog has run away again! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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