confound рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ? confound рдХреНрдпрд╛ рд╣реИрдВ? To cause to become confused or perplexed. See Synonyms at puzzle.To fail to distinguish; mix up: confound fiction and fact. To make (something bad) worse: Do not confound the problem by losing your temper. To cause to be ashamed; abash: an invention that confounded the skeptics. To damn.To frustrate: trivial demands that confounded the peace talks. Archaic To bring to ruination.