confounded — used as a mild oath to express annoyance or surprise
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: used as a mild oath to express annoyance or surprise
Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
Korean meaning: 짜증이나 놀라움을 표현하는 완곡한 욕설로 쓰이는
Korean pronunciation: 컨**파운**디드
Example Sentences
- This confounded GPS keeps telling me to turn into the lake!
- The professor was confounded by the student's brilliant but unexpected answer.
- That confounded alarm clock didn't go off, and now I'm late for my wedding!
confounded
ADJECTIVE//kənˈfaʊndɪd//
used as a mild oath to express annoyance or surprise
The detective looked completely confounded by the impossible locked-room mystery.
Confounded and astounded, completely surrounded!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
라틴어 'confundere'에서 유래되었으며, '함께 섞다, 혼란시키다'라는 의미였습니다. 마치 여러 재료를 한 솥에 넣고 끓여서 뭐가 뭔지 모르게 만드는 것처럼 말이죠.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“This confounded GPS keeps telling me to turn into the lake!”
“The professor was confounded by the student's brilliant but unexpected answer.”
“That confounded alarm clock didn't go off, and now I'm late for my wedding!”
“She looked confounded when he proposed with a rubber chicken instead of a ring.”
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