Confounded example sentences

con·found

verb

confound (verb) · confounds (third person present) · confounded (past tense) · confounded (past participle) · confounding (present participle)

- cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations:

- prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) wrong:

- defeat (a plan, aim, or hope):

- overthrow (an enemy):

- mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish:

- used to express anger or annoyance:

Synonyms

amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, stupefy, daze, nonplus, throw, shake, unnerve, disconcert, discompose, dismay, bewilder, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confuse, buffalo, flabbergast, floor, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, fox, fog, wilder, gravel, maze, distract, pose, obfuscate, invalidate, negate, contradict, counter, discredit, quash, explode, demolish, destroy, disprove, falsify, controvert, confute, negative, baffle, puzzle, perplex, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, frustrate, nonplus, throw, beat, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, fox, distinguish

"Confounded" Example Sentences

1. The unexpected turn of events confounded me.
2. The mystery confounded the detectives.
3. The complicated instructions confounded the students.
4. The contradictory statements confounded the jury.
5. The new technology confounded the older generation.
6. The mischievous child's behavior confounded his parents.
7. The complex math problem confounded the mathematician.
8. The sudden change in weather confounded the forecasters.
9. The bizarre behavior of the suspect confounded the police.
10. The peculiar language of the tribe confounded the anthropologists.
11. The unexpected delay confounded the travelers.
12. The unreliable source of information confounded the journalists.
13. The diversity of cultural customs confounded the tourists.
14. The unusual phenomenon confounded the scientists.
15. The unique taste confounded the food critics.
16. The strange symbols confounded the archeologists.
17. The incomprehensible request confounded the customer service representative.
18. The unpredictable market confounded the investors.
19. The complex legal case confounded the lawyers.
20. The intricate maze confounded the participants.
21. The intricate dance routine confounded the performers.
22. The obscure reference confounded the readers.
23. The contradictory orders confounded the soldiers.
24. The elaborate plot confounded the audience.
25. The intricate design confounded the artist.
26. The conflicting opinions confounded the panel of experts.
27. The enigmatic smile confounded the observers.
28. The complicated story plot confounded the writers.
29. The intricate network of connections confounded the computer programmer.
30. The complicated medical diagnosis confounded the doctors.

Common Phases

1. I am utterly confounded by the complexity of this problem;
2. The sudden change in weather has confounded the farmers;
3. He was confounded by the results of the experiment;
4. The decision to cancel the event confounded the attendees;
5. The conflicting advice from experts has confounded me;
6. The suspect's alibi confounded the investigators;
7. The politician's statement confounded the opposition;
8. The unexpected outcome of the game has confounded the fans.