COMPOUNDED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of compound 2. to make a problem or difficult situation worse…. Learn more.

To add to or intensify so as to make worse: "The university authorities ... compounded their crime in dismissing [the professor] by denying that their action ... reflected any abridgment of …

4 days ago · compounded Add to list Definitions of compounded adjective combined into or constituting a chemical compound

Noun (1) mixed the chemicals together to form a new compound The interest is compounded at regular intervals. we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help Adjective …

If something is compounded of different things, it is a mixture of those things.

In chemistry, a substance containing two or more elements in definite proportions.

to increase or add to, esp. so as to worsen: When he started arguing with the police officer it only compounded his problems. Business to pay (interest) on the interest already earned as well as …