confoundation

Etymology

From confound + -ation.

confoundation means synonym of confoundment. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

Synonym of confoundment.“Moreover, since responses to these items were found to be entirely unrelated to the respondents’ indices of social position, it is reasonable to conclude that they are not loaded by cultural sanctions. Thus, while no further information is available concerning other possible sources of confoundation, it is legitimate to assume on logical grounds that these items assess some aspect of self-assuranc”