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confounding

The English word “confounding” has 3 meanings listed here.

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.

adjective

  1. Confusing, bewildering, baffling or perplexing.

Etymology

By surface analysis, confound + -ing.

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