All 8 Uses of
confound
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- What a confounded time this first act takes.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- "Come," observed the countess, smiling, "I see my vampire is only some millionaire, who has taken the appearance of Lara in order to avoid being confounded with M. de Rothschild; and you have seen her?"†
Chpt 35-36
- No, no, my dear fellow, do not confound our plans.†
Chpt 39-40
- Then the foolish criminal is taken, imprisoned, interrogated, confronted, confounded, condemned, and cut off by hemp or steel; or if she be a woman of any consideration, they lock her up for life.†
Chpt 51-52
- "Confound it, yes!" replied Danglars.†
Chpt 65-66
- "Confound you and your punctuality!" said Andrea, throwing himself into a chair in a manner which implied that he would rather have flung it at the head of his host.†
Chpt 81-82
- It is magnificent!" said Cavalcanti, who was quite confounded at the metallic sound of these golden words.†
Chpt 95-96
- Oh, do not confound the two, Eugenie.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(confound) to confuse, prove wrong, frustrate, or express frustrationin various senses, including:
confuse or surprise -- sometimes specifically to confuse one thing with another
- "confounded by the puzzle" -- confused or perplexed
- "Test results confounded the experts." -- surprised and confused
- "Do not confound confidence with correctness." -- mistake one thing for another
prove wrong, defeat, or frustrate
- "The test results confounded my theory." -- proved wrong
- "Their defense confounded our offense." -- defeated or frustrated
make worse
- "She confounded the problem by painting without sanding." -- made worse
- "The task is complicated by other confounding factors." -- making worse
an exclamation expressing anger or frustration
- "Confound it! Will I ever get this thing to work?"
- "I don't understand the confounded directions!"