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dumbfounded

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dumb·found also dum·found  (dmfound)
tr.v. dumb·found·ed, dumb·found·ing, dumb·founds
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound. See Synonyms at surprise.
[dumb + (con)found.]
dumbfounded
Adjective
speechless with amazement: she sat open-mouthed and dumbfounded [dumb + (con)found]
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Adj.1.dumbfounded - as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
dumbstricken, dumbstruck, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck
surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"
dumbfounded
adjective amazed, stunned, astonished, confused, overcome, overwhelmed, staggered, thrown, startled, at sea, dumb, bewildered, astounded, breathless, confounded, taken aback, speechless, bowled over (informal) gobsmacked Brit. (slang) flabbergasted (informal) nonplussed, lost for words, flummoxed, thunderstruck, knocked sideways (informal) knocked for six (informal)
Translations
Spanish dumbfounded [dʌmˈfaundɪd] adj → pasmado
French dumbfounded [dʌmˈfaundɪd] adj → sidéré(e)
German dumbfounded [dʌmˈfaundɪd] dumb adj → verblüfft
Italian dumbfounded [dʌmˈfaundɪd] adj → stupito/a, stordito/a
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When Claude and Quasimodo went out together, which frequently happened, and when they were seen traversing in company, the valet behind the master, the cold, narrow, and gloomy streets of the block of Notre-Dame, more than one evil word, more than one ironical quaver, more than one insulting jest greeted them on their way, unless Claude Frollo, which was rarely the case, walked with head upright and raised, showing his severe and almost august brow to the dumbfounded jeerers.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
All this had happened with such swiftness that I had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Anne called wildly after him, not caring in the least for the other dumbfounded onlookers.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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