Definition of Confounded

mystified; perplexed

Examples of Confounded in a sentence

The detectives were confounded by the puzzling riddles left behind by the kidnapper.  🔊

Because Jim did not read the instructions for the exam, he was confounded by the style of the test.  🔊

The members of the jury were confounded after listening to forensic testimony for eight straight hours.  🔊

As the first year law students listened to their professor, they were completely confounded by his fast-paced lecture.  🔊

Since the jobseeker was unfamiliar with the English language, he was confounded by the application that was not written in his native tongue.  🔊

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