Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confoundment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-found-ment
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being confounded.

Uncountable

noun

Something which is or has been confounded.

Countable

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Etymology

From confound + -ment.

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What does confoundment mean?
The state of being confounded.
Where does confoundment come from?
From confound + -ment.

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