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confoundation

confoundation noun: synonym of confoundment.

Noun

confoundation (countable and uncountable, plural confoundations)

  1. Synonym of confoundment.
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    Synonyms:
    confoundment

Synonyms of confoundation

Forms of confoundation

pluralconfoundations

Origin of confoundation

From confound + -ation.

Questions about confoundation

What does confoundation mean?
Confoundation means synonym of confoundment.
What part of speech is confoundation?
Confoundation is a noun.
What is the plural of confoundation?
The plural of confoundation is confoundations.

Words near confoundation in the dictionary

  1. Conforti
  2. Confortis
  3. confound
  4. confound it
  5. confoundable
  6. confoundation
  7. confoundations
  8. confounded
  9. confoundedly
  10. confoundedness
  11. confounder

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