(con-found) 2 syllables

Definition


verb.
1 be confusing or perplexing to; 2 mistake one thing for another

Example Sentence

The bonus question did not confound the students.

Synonyms

confuse; throw; befuddle; fuddle discombobulate

Antonyms

assist

Rhymes

  • bound
  • browned
  • crowned
  • downed
  • drowned
  • found
  • frowned
  • gowned
  • ground
  • hound
  • mound
  • pound
  • round
  • sound
  • wound

  • abound
  • aground
  • around
  • astound
  • compound
  • confound
  • expound
  • impound
  • inbound
  • newfound
  • profound
  • propound
  • rebound
  • redound
  • renowned
  • resound
  • surround
  • unbound
  • unsound
  • unwound
  • confound

  • ultrasound