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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConfounding
/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing confusion or perplexity.
"The confounding results of the experiment left the researchers puzzled."
- 1
To mix up or confuse; to throw into disorder.
"The unexpected variables confounded the study's outcomes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'confounding' originates from the Latin word 'confundere', meaning 'to pour together'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of mixing or causing confusion, reflecting its modern usage in contexts of statistical analysis and general confusion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Confounding" is said worldwide
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confondant
Transliteration: kɔ̃.fɔ̃.dɑ̃
"Les résultats confondants de l'expérience ont laissé les chercheurs perplexes."
verwirrend
Transliteration: fɛʁˈvɪʁʊnd
"Die verwirrenden Ergebnisse der Studie haben die Forscher ratlos gemacht."
confondente
Transliteration: konfonˈdɛnte
"I risultati confondenti dell'esperimento hanno lasciato i ricercatori perplessi."
confuso
Transliteration: konˈfuso
"Los resultados confusos del experimento dejaron a los investigadores desconcertados."
confuso
Transliteration: kũˈfuzu
"Os resultados confusos do experimento deixaram os pesquisadores perplexos."
भ्रमित
Transliteration: bhramit
"अनुसंधान के भ्रमित परिणाम शोधकर्ताओं को उलझन में डाल दिया।"
令人困惑的
Transliteration: lìng rén kùnhuò de
"实验的令人困惑的结果让研究人员感到困惑。"
혼란스러운
Transliteration: honlanseureoun
"실험의 혼란스러운 결과는 연구자들을 당황하게 만들었다."
混乱させる
Transliteration: konran saseru
"実験の混乱させる結果は研究者たちを困惑させた。"
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