confounder

Meanings

• Noun

  A person or thing that causes confusion or uncertainty.

  - "The new policy has caused quite a confounder for the employees."
  - "The detective was confounded by the contradictory witness statements."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with confounder
mounder , sounder

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Variants

List of all variants of confounder that leads to same result
confound , confounded , confounder , confounders , confounding , confoundingly , confounds

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to entangle or ensnare'. Derived from the Old French word 'confondre', meaning 'to mix up or confuse'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'confounder' is often used in scientific research to describe a variable that affects the outcome of an experiment but is not accounted for in the analysis.

2. The term 'confounder' has also been used in baseball to describe a pitcher who is particularly difficult to hit.

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Related Concepts

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1. confusion: A state of uncertainty or perplexity caused by the lack of clear or consistent information.

2. ambiguity: The quality of being open to more than one interpretation.

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Culture

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In literature, 'confounder' has been used to describe a character or situation that causes confusion or uncertainty. In music, a 'confounder' is a song or riddle that challenges listeners to figure out its meaning.

How to Memorize "confounder"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tangled ball of yarn or a complicated puzzle to help remember the definition of 'confounder'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with situations or characters that cause confusion or uncertainty.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Causing confusion, uncertainty, and perplexity.'

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