"confoundment" meaning in English

See confoundment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: confoundments [plural]
Etymology: From confound + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|confound|ment}} confound + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} confoundment (plural confoundments)
  1. the state of being confounded
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  2. something which is or has been confounded
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