Verb (used with object) : The complicated directions confounded him. ,The revolution confounded the people. ,truth confounded with error. ,Confound it! ,to confound their arguments.    From Dictionary.com. 

Most confounding is the under-dramatization of Hades.    From Wordnik.com.  [G. Roger Denson: Julia Stiles and Mimi Goese Take On Godly Sexual Politics at BAM] Reference

Also somewhat confounding is the body fat difference between men and women.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Are Women More Likely to Be Obese Than Men? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Miss Sullivan had tried to impress it upon me that "m-u-g" is mug and that "w-a-t-e-r" is water, but I persisted in confounding the two.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of My Life] Reference

Even more confounding is that, when discounting that exception, Justice Scalia acknowledged that police actions do not occur in a vacuum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sui Generis--a New York law blog] Reference

ROMANS: That's what is so kind of confounding about this case.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2007] Reference

While hikikomori is described as "confounding", I don't see it being different from any other kind of withdrawal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mind Hacks: New York Times on 'hikikomori'] Reference

The complaints of Free Press and others are "confounding" to someone like him, said Carnes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multichannel News: Business News] Reference

But age is a "confounding" factor in examining the relationship between obesity and sperm quality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

That's the moral dilemma confounding Maj.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page]

(Ken Cuccinelli: Rise of the confounding conservative).    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. judge allows Va. health-care lawsuit to move ahead] Reference

But a harvest of new research is confounding that idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Biology Of Beauty] Reference

But markets have a way of confounding any widely held belief.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time To Time The Market?] Reference

The people were friendly, and the customs were pleasantly confounding.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Istanbul Express] Reference

Prusiner's theory explains one of the most confounding things about BSE.    From Wordnik.com.  [MAD COW: WHAT'S SAFE NOW?] Reference

And the Bradford riots highlighted some confounding paradoxes facing Britain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Understanding Hate] Reference

That 20 percent of the German people believe such a hoax is confounding, indeed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: A Global Health Crisis] Reference

As Frank found, in reality the system can be restrictive, and is often confounding.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRS Free File Frustration: Make it simpler, please!] Reference

What has been confounding about this latest outbreak of Salmonella is its longevity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 411 on foodborne illness] Reference

Hedda is so confounding that both Freudians and feminists have tried to figure her out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unfortunately, It's All in Her Hedda] Reference

The most confounding celebration of "legend" came when Ja Rule was set to hit the stage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Zara Golden: Funk Flex's Birthday Extravaganza Tests The Limits Of Hip Hop Legend] Reference

The politics of moviemaking in China are a confounding mixture of progress and reaction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Raise A Red Flag] Reference

More confounding is Nintendo's assertion that Art Academy will "teach real-world art skills.".    From Wordnik.com.  [VIDEO GAME ART: Nintendo's "Art Academy" to Produce Next Great Artist] Reference

Other confounding factors include nearby buildings, cell-tower location, and even the weather.    From Wordnik.com.  [iPhone 4's supposed signal woes aren’t unique, and may not be serious] Reference

But the confounding thing is that he hardly needed to: he would have won legitimately even if he hadn't.    From Wordnik.com.  [All for Nothing] Reference

But even if we don't, I don't think it's going to go down that fast, either, and that's the confounding thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Money Explains Latest Economic Numbers] Reference

In fact, the often astounding and frequently confounding "Frances the Mute" can hardly be considered pop music.    From Wordnik.com.  [Progressive Returns: The Mars Volta] Reference

Predictions should come with a health warning, as they have the habit of confounding those rash enough to make them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luggage To Fit Every Yacht And Private Jet] Reference

Besides confounding inquisitive six-year-olds, the design defect supposedly poses a serious risk of fire hazard and spoiled food.    From Wordnik.com.  [Class action suit alleges defect with lights in some LG refrigerators] Reference

Despite the overall crude build, distillate stocks fell 739,000 barrels, confounding expectations of 1.1 million barrel build, noted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Pulls Back After Wednesday Surge] Reference

Eddy Lampert was confounding the skeptics even though Sears, the largest holding of his hedge fund ESL Investments, has been crushed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Overheard] Reference

But harvesting timber without degrading the forest is tricky work in the Amazon, with its confounding mosaic of interlocking species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not As Green As They Seem] Reference

Both parties are already scouring the stream of confounding statistics, plucking selective evidence for one partisan point or another.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Mixed Report Card] Reference

Most confounding are three invisible tax breaks, which are available to millions of Americans, but don't show up this year's tax forms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Year of the Stuck Pig] Reference

Yes, she may think it's so cute and adorable now, but wait until she tries to work the radio or the confounding switchgear while driving.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Picks: Small, economical cars] Reference