dumbfound

dumb·found

also dum·found (dŭm′found′)

tr.v. dumb·found·ed, dumb·found·ing, dumb·founds also dum·found·ed or dum·found·ing or dum·founds

To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound. See Synonyms at surprise.

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[dumb + (con)found.]

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dumbfound

(dʌmˈfaʊnd) or

dumfound

vb

(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze. Also (archaic): dumbfounder or dumfounder

[C17: from dumb + (con)found]

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dumb•found

(dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd)

v.t.

astonish.

[1645–55; dumb + con) found]

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dumbfound

Past participle: dumbfounded
Gerund: dumbfounding

Imperative

dumbfound

dumbfound

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

dumbfound - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" baffle, bewilder, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

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dumbfound

verb amaze, stun, astonish, confuse, overwhelm, stagger, startle, bewilder, astound, confound, take aback, bowl over (informal), flummox, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) The question dumbfounded him.

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dumbfound

also dumfound
verb

To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:

boggle, bowl over, flabbergast, floor, stagger.

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Translations

يُذْهِل

ohromit

forbavsegøre paflamslå

verblüfft

αποσβολώνω

abasourdirconsternerébahirméduserstupéfier

elakad a szava

stupirefare ammutolire

atimti žadą

apstulbinātpārsteigt

şaşırtmaksersemletmek

使人哑然失声使发楞

dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] VT → dejar mudo
we were dumbfounded → nos quedamos mudos de asombro

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dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt (= astonish) → sidérer

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dumbfound

vt → verblüffen; I’m dumbfounded! → ich bin sprachlos!

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dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt → sbigottire

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dumbfound

(damˈfaund) verb

to make speechless with amazement. I'm completely dumbfounded! verslae, sprakeloos يُذْهِل смайвам estupidificado ohromit verblüfft forbavse; lamslå; gøre paf αποσβολώνωpasmar keeletuks tegema مات و مبهوت mykistyttää abasourdirהמום, נדהם हतप्रभ होना zabezeknuti, zaprepastiti elakad a szava tertegun orðlaus af undrun, hissa ammutolito あぜんとさせる 놀라 말문을 잃은 priblokšti, apstulbinti, atimti žadą pārsteigt; apstulbināt terperanjat verbluffen, verstomd doen staangjøre paff, forbløffe wprawiać w osłupienie چا ته د خبرو كولو وخت نه وركول estupidificado ошарашивать ohromiť osupiti zaprepastiti förstumma ทำให้ตะลึงงัน şaşırtmak, sersemletmek 使人啞然失聲，使發楞 приголомшувати, ошелешувати حیرت زدہ کر دینا làm ai chết lặng đi 使人哑然失声，使发楞

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