All 5 Uses of
confound
in
Tunnel In the Sky
- It's just that we have been so confounded busy.†
Chpt 8 *
- Another reason is— well, confound it, how can you work out things like a constitution when you practically haven't any writing paper?†
Chpt 10
- Confound it, I wish they were all old enough to marry and settle down— the Baxters don't give me trouble.†
Chpt 10
- Confound it, Rod, you can't ask me to kick out somebody else to make room for you.†
Chpt 10
- No. Confounded plug came out and we lost our fire.†
Chpt 14
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!"