dumb·found also dum·found (d m found )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. [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" 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)
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