Definition of: confound

(kon·found′, kən-) v.t.
1. To strike with confusion or amazement; perplex; overwhelm; abash.
2. To confuse with something else; mix.
3. To confuse or mingle (elements, things, or ideas) indistinguishably.
4. (kon′·found′) To imprecate ill upon: used as a mild oath.
5. Obs. To waste.
6. Archaic To defeat; overthrow; ruin, as an army or nation. See synonyms under ABASH, PERPLEX, REFUTE. [<OF confondre <L confundere. See CONFUSE.]
—con·found′er noun