confounding

About 1.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of confound
2. noun The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
3. noun The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
4. adjective Confusing, bewildering, baffling or perplexing.

Similar words

confusion mix-up contradictory unsupportive confused bewilderment baffling bewildering muddle disarray

Often followed by

the of variables factors effects variable factor and them

Word family

confound confounded confounder confounders confoundingly confounds