CONFOUND, CONFOUNDED, CONFOUNDEDLY
ADJECTIVES
1320 ► BEWHAPPED utterly confounded; bewildered, amazed, astonished → obs.
1790 ► BETWATTLED confounded, bewildered, stupefied, surprised; in a distressed and confused state of mind → Eng. dial.
1790 ► BEWHIVERED → BEWIVERED confounded, bewildered → Eng. dial.
1825 ► DUMBFOOZLED confounded, puzzled
1834 ► OBFUSTICATED confounded or confused → Amer. sl.
1840 ► BLAMED confounded
1845 ► ABASIT confounded, abashed → Sc.
1889 ► DAGONED confounded, dashed → Sc.
1890 ► BLUTTERBUNGED confounded, overcome by surprise → Eng. dial.
1898 ► BEDAFTED confounded, bewildered, stupefied → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► DAXED confounded, damned → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► UP A STUMP confounded → sl. (Bk.)
1905 ► CHAWSWIZZLED confounded, bamboozled → Amer. dial.
1970 ► DIZZY confounded, damned → Amer. dial.
ADVERBS
1638 ► INFERNAL confoundedly, detestably
1638 ► INFERNALLY confoundedly, detestably
1845 ► BLAMED confoundedly, excessively
NOUNS
1904 ► STUMP an attempt to confound or puzzle → sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1677 ► BAFFLER a person who confounds, bewilders, defeats effort, or foils purposes
PHRASES
M19. ► YOU PALL ME you confound me → sl.
VERBS
1300 ► AWHAPE to confound utterly, to terrify, to stupefy with fear → obs.
1300 ► TO-SPILL to confound, to ruin utterly → obs.
1303 ► ABAVE to be confounded → obs.
1320 ► BEWHAPE to confound utterly, to bewilder, to amaze → obs.
1330 ► ABOB to confound, to astonish → obs. rare
1340 ► ASTONY to confound with fear or amazement; to stun, astonish, astound, bewilder; to terrify → arch.
1400 ► WRIXLE to confound, to alter, to change → obs.
1570 ► DASH to confound, to put to shame, to abash
1570 ► DOR to confound, to make game of, to make a fool of, to mock, to befool → obs.
1611 ► DUNCE UPON to confound, to puzzle, to mystify → obs.
1654 ► FLOUNDER to confound, to embarrass; to cause to flounder → obs.
1678 ► HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly → Eng. dial.
1710 ► DUMBFOUND → DUMBFOUNDER → DUMFOUND to confound, to confuse; to strike dumb; to nonplus
1725 ► BUMBAZE to confound, to amaze, to bewilder, to perplex, to bamboozle; to look aghast, confounded, stupefied → chiefly Sc.
1785 ► SPIFLICATE to deal with in such a way as to confound or overcome completely; to astonish, to mystify, to surprise → colloq.
19C.. ► BEDAFF to confound or stupefy → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► BEDUNDER to confound, to stupefy → Sc.
1822 ► FLABBERDEGASKY to confound, to flabbergast; to astonish greatly → obs.
1825 ► DABBER to confound or stupefy one, by talking so rapidly that one cannot understand what is said → Sc.
1830 ► FLOOR to confound, to puzzle → UK sl.
1837 ► STUMP to confound, to challenge, to defy, to puzzle → sl.
M19. ► AGAST to confound, to astonish → sl.
1867 ► MOMMUX to confound, to confuse → Amer. sl.
1869 ► BEAT ONE’S TIME to confound one → Amer. sl.
1874 ► TAIGLE to confound or get the better of in an argument; to quiz; to bamboozle, to outsmart; to perplex → Sc.
20C.. ► GRAVEL to confound, to confuse
1900 ► BE STUCK IN A DAR to be confounded or astonished → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
1900 ► DABBLE to confound or stupefy with talk → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 ► PLAY HORSE WITH to confound; to confuse; to defeat; to take advantage of; to overcome easily → US sl.
1904 ► PUT THE STUNNERS ON to confound, to perplex, to astonish → sl. (Bk.)
1905 ► UPEND to confound an opponent, esp. in an argument → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1907 ► FUZZ to confound, to blur; to make fuzzy, indistinct, or confused
1911 ► BOMBASS → BOMBAZE to confound → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 ► MOMMUX UP to confound, to confuse → Amer. sl.
1916 ► BLIND to confound or stump someone; to fool → Amer. college sl.