All 9 Uses of
confound
in
Heart of Darkness
- Some confounded fact we men have been living contentedly with ever since the day of creation would start up and knock the whole thing over.†
Chpt 1
- But at the moment it presented itself simply as a confounded nuisance.†
Chpt 1
- I felt how big, how confoundedly big, was that thing that couldn't talk, and perhaps was deaf as well.†
Chpt 1
- And several times a week a coast caravan came in with trade goods,—ghastly glazed calico that made you shudder only to look at it, glass beads value about a penny a quart, confounded spotted cotton handkerchiefs.†
Chpt 1
- Confound him!†
Chpt 2
- There was no room to turn even if I had wanted to, the snag was somewhere very near ahead in that confounded smoke, there was no time to lose, so I just crowded her into the bank—right into the bank, where I knew the water was deep.†
Chpt 2
- He appeared confounded for a moment.
Chpt 3 *confounded = confused
- And I remember I confounded the beat of the drum with the beating of my heart, and was pleased at its calm regularity.†
Chpt 3
- Confound the man! he had kicked the very earth to pieces.†
Chpt 3
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!"