Both Uses of
confound
in
The Westing Game
- She was paired with the one person who could confound her plans, manipulate her moves, keep her from the truth.†
p. 150.7 *
- Either she doesn't want to confound the jury, or she has no more idea than I have why Sam Westing had to play two roles.†
p. 168.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(confound) to confuse, prove wrong, frustrate, or express frustrationin various senses, including:
confuse or surprise -- sometimes specifically to confuse one thing with another
- "confounded by the puzzle" -- confused or perplexed
- "Test results confounded the experts." -- surprised and confused
- "Do not confound confidence with correctness." -- mistake one thing for another
prove wrong, defeat, or frustrate
- "The test results confounded my theory." -- proved wrong
- "Their defense confounded our offense." -- defeated or frustrated
make worse
- "She confounded the problem by painting without sanding." -- made worse
- "The task is complicated by other confounding factors." -- making worse
an exclamation expressing anger or frustration
- "Confound it! Will I ever get this thing to work?"
- "I don't understand the confounded directions!"
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)