0 to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation:
An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
The singer confounded her critics with a remarkable follow-up album.
1 to confuse someone by being difficult to explain or deal with:
She likes to confound others’ expectations about her.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.