What does "Compound" mean?

substances from combined elements

Synonym: aggravate, worsen Opposite: alleviate, improve

"Compound" in a sentence

Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.

The coming together of atoms and molecules to form compounds.

Breaking Bad S2E7

I should have known, she kept asking to leave Grandfather's compound.

Gossip Girl S5E9

To formulate compounds for a job?

Inception

Dr. Mann's compound.

Interstellar

Busy day at the Dunphy compound.

Modern Family S3E13

YEAH, WELL, THIS WAS COMPOUNDED BY OTHER THINGS.

Gilmore Girls S2E14

I come all this way, back to this gaping wound of a country, forbidden to bring my own wife, to pay respects to my dear, late brother and they compound an already traumatic and painful trip with this humiliation!

The Crown S1E3

"Compound" in TV shows & movies

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