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Confounded
UK
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
US
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
Translation of "confounded" into Russian
confound
Verbconfounded
Past Simple
confound
confounds
confounded Past Simple / Past Participle
confounding Gerund
сбивать с толку
The magician's trick confounded the audience.
Фокус мага сбил с толку зрителей.
The similar names often confound the students.
Похожие имена часто путают студентов.
The new evidence confounded the previous theory.
Новые доказательства опровергли предыдущую теорию.
confounded
Adjective
UK
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
US
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
confounded
more confounded Comp.
most confounded Super.
сбитый с толку
The confounded student couldn't understand the complex problem.
Сбитый с толку студент не мог понять сложную задачу.
He couldn't find the confounded keys anywhere.
Он нигде не мог найти проклятые ключи.
Definitions
confound
Verb
To cause surprise or confusion in someone, especially by acting against their expectations.
The magician's tricks confound the audience every time.
To mix up something with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish.
The printer’s error confounded the letters, making the page unreadable.
To prove a theory, expectation, or prediction wrong.
The scientist's new findings confound the previous hypothesis.
Archaic: To defeat, overthrow, or bring to ruin (plans, hopes, or an enemy); to thwart.
May their evil schemes be confounded before they come to fruition.
confounded
Adjective
UK
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
US
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
Used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance.
I can't find the confounded keys anywhere!
Confused or perplexed by something unexpected or difficult to understand.
She was confounded by the sudden change in his behavior.
confounded
Interjection
UK
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
US
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
Used to express annoyance, frustration, or surprise.
Confounded! The engine has stalled again.
Idioms and phrases
confound expectations
The movie managed to confound expectations with its unexpected plot twists.
сбить с толку ожидания
Фильм смог сбить с толку ожидания своими неожиданными поворотами сюжета.
confound critics
The artist's new album is set to confound critics with its innovative sound.
сбить с толку критиков
Новый альбом артиста, по всей видимости, сбросит с толку критиков своим инновационным звучанием.
confound results
The experiment's results confound the previous theories about the subject.
сбить с толку результаты
Результаты эксперимента сбивают с толку предыдущие теории о предмете.
confound audience
The playwright's ability to confound the audience is what makes his work so compelling.
сбить с толку аудиторию
Способность драматурга сбивать с толку аудиторию делает его работу такой увлекательной.
confounded fool
He is such a confounded fool for believing that.
проклятый дурак
Он такой проклятый дурак, что верит в это.
confounded noise
I can't concentrate with all this confounded noise around me.
проклятый шум
Я не могу сосредоточиться с этим проклятым шумом вокруг меня.
confounded thing
Where did that confounded thing go?
проклятая вещь
Куда делась та проклятая вещь?
confounded luck
I can't believe my confounded luck today.
проклятая удача
Не могу поверить в свою проклятую удачу сегодня.
confounded problem
This confounded problem just won't go away.
проклятая проблема
Эта проклятая проблема просто не исчезнет.