confounding

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of confound

Noun

1. The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
2. The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.

Adj

Confusing, bewildering, baffling or perplexing.

confound

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

contradictory

baffling

confusing

disconcerting

disorienting

garble

mystifying

perplexing

awkward

puzzling

Translations

confundo

verwechselnd

التفنيد

contraditório

desconcertante

contradictorio

confusio

Etymology

By surface analysis, confound + -ing.