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dumbfound

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dumb·found also dum·found  (dmfound)
tr.v. dumb·found·ed also dum·found·ed, dumb·found·ing also dum·found·ing, dumb·founds also dum·founds
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound. See Synonyms at surprise.


dumbfound, dumfound [dʌmˈfaʊnd]
vb
(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
[from dumb + (con)found]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dumbfound - be a mystery or bewildering todumbfound - 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"
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"

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.
Translations
dumbfound [dʌmˈfaʊnd] VTdejar mudo
we were dumbfoundednos quedamos mudos de asombro

dumbfound [dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt (= astonish) → sidérer

dumbfound
vtverblüffen; I’m dumbfounded!ich bin sprachlos!

dumbfound [dʌmˈfaʊnd] vtsbigottire

dumbfound
v dumbfound [damˈfaund]
to make speechless with amazement I'm completely dumbfounded! verslae, sprakeloos يُذْهِل смайвам ohromit forbavse; lamslå; gøre paf verblüfft αποσβολώνω pasmar keeletuks tegema مات و مبهوت mykistyttää abasourdir הָמוּם, נִדהָם 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 staan gjøre paff, forbløffe wprawiać w osłupienie 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, 使


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