Word of the Day- Confound

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con·found
   [kon-found, kuhn-; for 6 usually kon-found] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
2.
to throw into confusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people.
3.
to throw into increased confusion or disorder.
4.
to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error.
5.
to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated.