confound

意味: こんがらかす
例文:
　　 
定義: 混乱させるような、あるいはややこしい, 秩序立てて考えることができない原因となる

confoundはVery rareの頻出度です。

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)

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