confound
A confounding variableA confounding variable.
» I'm just as confounded as you are.
Ich bin genauso verwirrt wie Sie. — Yorwba
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1 sensesA confounding variable.
Examples
10 sentencesI'm just as confounded as you are.
deIch bin genauso verwirrt wie Sie. — Yorwba
When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.
ruЕсли сомневаешься, говори правду. Это поставит в тупик твоих врагов и потрясёт друзей. — shanghainese
deSage im Zweifel die Wahrheit! Das wird deine Feinde verwirren und deine Freunde erstaunen. — Yorwba
Try to disassociate all the confounding variables.
ruПопытайся абстрагироваться от всех осложнений с переменными величинами. — shanghainese
deVersuche, alle Störfaktoren herauszurechnen! — Yorwba
He was confounded at the sight of the teacher.
ruОн был смущён при виде учителя. — megaton
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to the good.
deWer Gut und Böse verwechselt, ist ein Feind des Guten. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English confounden (“destroy, ruin, perplex”), from Anglo-Norman cunfundre andFrom Middle English confounden (“destroy, ruin, perplex”), from Anglo-Norman cunfundre and Old French confondre, from Latin cōnfundō (“to mingle, mix together”). Related to found (“to melt (metals in a foundry)”) (but not to found (“to start”), nor to find) and to fusion.
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