Confounded

a.	1.	Confused; perplexed; unclear in mind or intent; bewildered. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. - Cudworth.
	2.	Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. - Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. - Sir. W. Scott.

Adj.

1.

confounded - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school" Synonyms: at sea, baffled, bewildered, confused, mazed, mixed-up, befuddled, bemused, lost

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