confounded
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con·found·ed
(kən-foun′dĭd, kŏn-)adj.
1. Confused; befuddled: A crowd of confounded bystanders stared at the appalling wreckage.
2. Used as an intensive: a confounded fool.
con·found′ed·ly adv.
con·found′ed·ness n.
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confounded
(kənˈfaʊndɪd)adj
1. bewildered; confused
2. (prenominal) informal execrable; damned
conˈfoundedly adv
conˈfoundedness n
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con•found•ed
(kɒnˈfaʊn dɪd, kən-)adj.
1. bewildered; confused; perplexed.
2. damned (used as a mild oath).
[1325–75]
con•found′ed•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | confounded - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" |
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confounded
adjective1. Mentally uncertain:
Informal: mixed-up.
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confounded
adj (inf) → vermaledeit (dated inf), → verflixt (inf); cheek also → verflucht (inf); noise also → Heiden- (inf); nuisance → elend (inf)
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confounded
[kənˈfaʊndɪd] adj → maledetto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995