Confoundedness

/kənˈfaʊndɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being confused, bewildered, or extremely irritated; the condition of being confounded.

Etymology

From confounded + -ness suffix (forming abstract nouns). A compound English formation following the standard pattern of adjective-to-noun conversion.

Kelly Says

This rare noun captures a specific emotion—not just confusion but frustration-confusion, when something is so bewildering that it makes you angry, combining mental and emotional states in one word.

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