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confound
to confuse or puzzle someone completely
Synonyms
Antonyms
- clarify
- enlighten
confound in a sentence
The final riddle confounded even the most experienced puzzle solvers.
Investigators were confounded by the missing evidence, since none of the security footage matched the witness accounts.
Where it comes from
From Latin confundere 'to pour together, mix up'
Memory hook
CON + FOUND — you're conned into thinking you found the answer, but you're still lost.
Read it in context
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