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"
If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. The choice of Governor may confound us all
To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse
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[ k&n-'faund, kän- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French confondre, from Latin confundere to pour together, confuse, from com- + fundere to pour; more at FOUND.