v.
- surprise or confuse.
▸prove wrong.
▸defeat (a plan, aim, or hope).
-
(often be confounded with)
mix up with something else.
exclam.
informal, dated used to express annoyance:
oh confound it, where is the thing?
Etymology
ME: from OFr. confondre, from L. confundere ‘pour together, mix up’; cf. confuse.