Signification du mot confound en français

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confound

US /kənˈfaʊnd/
UK /kənˈfaʊnd/
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Verbe

1.

confondre, déconcerter, troubler

cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations

Exemple:
The sudden turn of events confounded everyone.
Le tournant soudain des événements a confondu tout le monde.
His strange behavior confounded his friends.
Son comportement étrange a confondu ses amis.
2.

confondre, réfuter, démentir

prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) to be wrong

Exemple:
The results of the experiment confounded the hypothesis.
Les résultats de l'expérience ont confondu l'hypothèse.
His success confounded all expectations.
Son succès a confondu toutes les attentes.
3.

confondre, mélanger, amalgamer

mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish

Exemple:
The two theories are often confounded.
Les deux théories sont souvent confondues.
It's easy to confound correlation with causation.
Il est facile de confondre corrélation et causalité.