All 6 Uses
confound
in
Macbeth
(Edited)
- I am afraid they have awaked,
And 'tis not done: the attempt, and not the deed,
Confounds us.p. 55.5 - I am afraid they have awaked,
And 'tis not done: the attempt, and not the deed,
Confounds us.p. 54.6 - I conjure you, by that which you profess,
(Howe'er you come to know it, answer me)
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches, though the yeasty waves
Confound and swallow navigation up,
Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down,
Though castles topple on their warders' heads,
Though palaces and pyramids do slope
Their heads to their foundations, though the treasure
Of nature's germins tumble all together,
Even till destruction sicken, answer me
To what I ask you.p. 123.4 * - I conjure you, by that which you profess,
(Howe'er you come to know it, answer me)
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches, though the yeasty waves
Confound and swallow navigation up,
Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down,
Though castles topple on their warders' heads,
Though palaces and pyramids do slope
Their heads to their foundations, though the treasure
Of nature's germins tumble all together,
Even till destruction sicken, answer me
To what I ask you.p. 134.3 * - Uproar the universal peace, confound
All unity on earth.p. 145.9 - Uproar the universal peace, confound
All unity on earth.p. 162.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(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!"
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)