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confounded

 
Dictionary: con·found·ed   (kən-foun'dĭd, kŏn-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Confused; befuddled: A crowd of confounded bystanders stared at the appalling wreckage.
  2. Used as an intensive: a confounded fool.
confoundedly con·found'ed·ly adv.
confoundedness con·found'ed·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Mentally uncertain: addled, addlepated, confused, confusional, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid. Informal mixed-up. See clear/unclear.
  2. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, cursed, damn, darn, execrable, infernal. Informal blamed, damned. Chiefly British blooming, ruddy. See like/dislike.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
  Synonyms: baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbandet

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontsteld, Verdomd!

Français (French)
adj. - sacré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verflixt, bestürzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αναστατωμένος, αποσυντονισμένος, αποδιοργανωμένος, αναθεματισμένος, καταραμένος

Italiano (Italian)
sconcertato, turbato, disorientato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - confuso, maldito (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
ошеломленный, чертовски

Español (Spanish)
adj. - maldito, condenado, desconcertado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förvirrad, förbaskad (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
狼狈的, 讨厌的, 困惑的, 混乱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 狼狽的, 討厭的, 困惑的, 混亂的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 괘씸한, 고약한, 당황한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 困惑した, ひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتبك, حائرا, جدا ( للتشديد)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ארור‬


 
 
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