Confound

a. [Fr. confondre; Lat. confundo - con, and fun do, to pour.] To pour, mingle, or mix together; to mingle or blend, so that the things are no longer distinguishable; to confuse; to disorder. - To perplex; to abash; to disconcert. - To dismay; to astonish; to amaze; to stupefy. - To destroy; to overthrow. "Let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken." - Daniel xxi. Confound'ed, p.a. Mixed or blended in disorder; perplexed; stupefied; abashed; dismayed; put to shame and silence; astonished. - Hateful; detestable; odious. (Vulgar.) "He was a most confounded Tory."- Swift. Confound'edly, adv . Hatefully; shamefully. (Vulgar.) Confound'edne , n. State of being confounded; confusion.