confound

  1. Verb.  To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.
  2. Verb.  To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
  3. Verb.  To make something worse.
  4. Verb.  To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
  5. Verb.  To defeat.
  6. Verb.  To damn.
  7. Verb.  To frustrate, to thwart.
  8. Verb.  (archaic) To bring to ruination.

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