Definitions
Confounding - as an adjective satellite
Confounding - as a verb
To perplex or puzzle.
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
To make something worse.
Example: "Don't confound the situation by yelling."
To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
Example: "His actions confounded the skeptics."
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
To damn (a mild oath).
Example: "Confound the lady!"
To bring to ruination.
To stun, amaze
Confounding - as a noun
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
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Word Game Points
CONFOUNDING has a SCRABBLE points total of 18.
CONFOUNDING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 24.
CONFOUNDING has a WORDFEUD points total of 21.
