"Confound it" Is usually used to express annoyance, especially when something doesn't meet expectations. Dang it / Damn it would be an acceptable replacement in this scenario, or something like "Ugh."when Catherine said: "confound it, then its all for nothing..." what does the "confound it" means here? english is not my first languague but from what i know it makes little sense here
thanks, i was assuming that was the case from context, but its nice to have confirmation since i couldnt find anything concise googling it"Confound it" Is usually used to express annoyance, especially when something doesn't meet expectations. Dang it / Damn it would be an acceptable replacement in this scenario, or something like "Ugh."
In essence, Catherine's saying it was pointless bringing Priest to the gate first, since he no longer can use the power of the Angels