confound
/kənˈfaʊnd/verb
उच्चारण कन्फ़ाउन्ड
हैरान करना, भ्रमित करना
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[T] ~ sb
to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected
हैरान करना, भ्रमित करना
- The result confounded all the experts.
- The sudden rise in prices confounded economists, who had predicted a fall.
- The test results confounded the doctors.
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- His sudden resignation confounded everyone in the office.
- The strange pattern of rainfall confounded the weather experts.
- Her answer confounded the examiners, who had expected a simpler reply.
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to prove somebody or something wrong
गलत सिद्ध करना
- She confounded her critics by winning.
- The young player confounded the sceptics by scoring a century.
- The little-known team confounded the predictions by winning the trophy.
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- He confounded his teachers by topping the board exam.
- The scientist's discovery confounded earlier theories.
Synonyms contradict refute disprove defy
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Keep apart confound (confuse; prove wrong) and compound (a mixture; to make a problem worse).
Confound (उलझाना; गलत सिद्ध करना) और compound (मिश्रण; समस्या को बढ़ाना) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the confuse words together: confound, baffle, bewilder, perplex, nonplus (surprise so much you do not know what to do).
उलझाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: confound, baffle, bewilder, perplex, nonplus (इतना हैरान करना कि क्या करें पता न हो)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Confound expectations, confound the critics.
Collocations: confound expectations (उम्मीदों को ग़लत साबित करना), confound the critics (आलोचकों को चौंका देना)।