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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
confound
con·found (kən-foundʹ, kŏn-)tr.v. con·found·ed, con·found·ing, con·founds 1. To cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To fail to distinguish; mix up: confound fiction and fact. 3. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper. 4. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics. 5. To damn. 6. a. To frustrate: trivial demands that confounded the peace talks. b. Archaic. To bring to ruination. [Middle English confounden, from Anglo-Norman confundre, from Latin cōnfundere, to mix together, confuse : com-, com- + fundere, to pour; See gheu- in Indo-European Roots.] con·foundʹer n.con·foundʹing·ly adv.
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