confound

/kənˈfaʊnd/

意味: 混乱させる、困惑させる

例文: Lena’s glitter trap confounded even ALX’s sensors.
　　  レナのキラキラトラップがALXのセンサーを混乱。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: confound expectations (期待を裏切る), confound a theory (理論を覆す), confound an opponent (相手を混乱させる)

定義: 混乱させる、驚かせる、困惑させるという意味です。何かが予想外で理解しにくいときに使います。

confoundは約2,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Verb: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
Verb: mistake one thing for another

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The magician’s trick will confound the audience.(その手品は観客を混乱させるだろう。)
Her sudden decision did confound all expectations.(彼女の突然の決断はすべての予想を覆した。)
Scientists often confound variables in complex experiments.(科学者は複雑な実験で変数を混同することが多い。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: These questions confuse even the experts
Verb: This question completely threw me
Verb: This question befuddled even the teacher
Verb: you are confusing me with the other candidate
Verb: I mistook her for the secretary

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): be, mistake

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abound, accept, account, account for, act, answer, appear, bake, balance, be well, beat, begin, belong, breathe, buy, clean, cohere, come in for, come in handy, compact, compare, confuse, connect, consist, contain, continue, cost, count, cover, cut, cut across, deck, depend, deserve, disagree, distribute, diverge, draw, end, fall, feel, figure, fit, gape, go, gravitate, hail, hang, head, hold, hoodoo, hum, impend, incarnate, iridesce, jumble, kill, lend, let go, lie, litter, loiter, look, lubricate, make, make sense, measure, mope, object, osculate, owe, pay, point, press, promise, prove, put out, rage, range, rank, rate, recognize, relate, remain, represent, rest, retard, run, run into, rut, seem, seethe, sell, shine, sparkle, specify, squat, stagnate, stand, stand by, stay, stick, stink, subtend, suck, suffer, suit, swim, swing, tend, test, total, translate, transplant, trim, underlie, want, wash, wind, work

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): demoralize, disorient, perplex

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: befuddlement, confusion, discombobulation

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): co

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative