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Surprised vs Confounded - What's the difference?

surprised | confounded |

As adjectives the difference between surprised and confounded

is that surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event while confounded is confused; thwarted.

As verbs the difference between surprised and confounded

is that surprised is (surprise) while confounded is (confound).

surprised

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked

    confounded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (confound)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused; thwarted.

    • Derived terms

    * confoundedly