American English pronunciation

How to pronounce confounding

IPA transcription: [kən'faʊndɪŋ]

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Verb

  • mistake one thing for another

    “you are confusing me with the other candidate”

    “I mistook her for the secretary”

  • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

    “These questions confuse even the experts”

    “This question completely threw me”

    “This question befuddled even the teacher”

Adjective

  • that confounds or contradicts or confuses

Usage examples

  • Twins are known to be confounding.
  • Twins are known to be confounding.
  • Twins are known to be confounding.
  • Twins are known to be confounding.
  • Twins are known to be confounding.
  • This potentially confounding source of facial symmetry is not explored in the literature.