Added 30 September 2026
confounded
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/ verb
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- simple past and past participle of confound
adjective
- Confused, astonished.
- Defeated, thwarted.
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Extremely bad; very unpleasant; used as an intensifier.
The confounded thing doesn't work.