confound it
Blast it all
Confound it is a mild, somewhat old-fashioned exclamation expressing frustration or annoyance.
It serves as a euphemistic alternative to stronger oaths, with confound standing in for damn.
Confound it, I've lost my keys again!
The phrase has a quaint, almost theatrical quality that makes it feel dated in contemporary speech, though it occasionally appears for humorous or nostalgic effect.
- vexTo irritate persistently
- dratMild oath
- darn itMild exclamation of frustration
- dash it allGenteel expletive of annoyance
- egadDated mild oath
exasperation · zounds · for crying out loud · irritation · fiddlesticks · cripes · curse · alas · doggone · frustration · for Pete's sake · jeepers · golly · tarnation · annoyance · blimey · harrumph · oh no
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- Old-timey exclamationsgolly, gee whiz, jeepers, gadzooks, fiddlesticks
- minced oathsdarn, heck, gosh, shoot, dang
- old exclamationszounds, gadzooks, egad, egads, forsooth
- Posh Britishold boy, old chap, old bean, old sport, pip pip
- Victorian Exclamationsby Jove, good heavens, good gracious, goodness gracious, bless my soul
confound ithallelujah
Joyful exclamation of gratitude
eureka · thank goodness · praise be · wonderful · hooray
confound itdamn it
Exclamation of frustration
shit · fuck · bloody hell · son of a bitch · Christ
confound itI understand
Grasping what's meant
of course · that explains it · eureka · aha