Confound
Confound verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Ruin and confound are semantically related. in disprove topic. In some cases you can use "Ruin" instead a verb "Confound".
Nearby Words: confounding, confoundedly
Ruin
Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.
Common collocations
| sense | confound sense | ruin sense |
| life | confound life | ruin life |
| attempt | confound attempt | ruin attempt |
| characters | confound characters | ruin characters |
| Other words: attempts. | ||
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