dumbfound

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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.

[dumb + (con)found.]

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dumbfound

(dʌmˈfaʊnd) or

dumfound

(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]

dumbfound

Past participle: dumbfounded
Gerund: dumbfounding

Imperative
dumbfound
dumbfound

Present
I dumbfound
you dumbfound
he/she/it dumbfounds
we dumbfound
you dumbfound
they dumbfound

Preterite
I dumbfounded
you dumbfounded
he/she/it dumbfounded
we dumbfounded
you dumbfounded
they dumbfounded

Present Continuous
I am dumbfounding
you are dumbfounding
he/she/it is dumbfounding
we are dumbfounding
you are dumbfounding
they are dumbfounding

Present Perfect
I have dumbfounded
you have dumbfounded
he/she/it has dumbfounded
we have dumbfounded
you have dumbfounded
they have dumbfounded

Past Continuous
I was dumbfounding
you were dumbfounding
he/she/it was dumbfounding
we were dumbfounding
you were dumbfounding
they were dumbfounding

Past Perfect
I had dumbfounded
you had dumbfounded
he/she/it had dumbfounded
we had dumbfounded
you had dumbfounded
they had dumbfounded

Future
I will dumbfound
you will dumbfound
he/she/it will dumbfound
we will dumbfound
you will dumbfound
they will dumbfound

Future Perfect
I will have dumbfounded
you will have dumbfounded
he/she/it will have dumbfounded
we will have dumbfounded
you will have dumbfounded
they will have dumbfounded

Future Continuous
I will be dumbfounding
you will be dumbfounding
he/she/it will be dumbfounding
we will be dumbfounding
you will be dumbfounding
they will be dumbfounding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dumbfounding
you have been dumbfounding
he/she/it has been dumbfounding
we have been dumbfounding
you have been dumbfounding
they have been dumbfounding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dumbfounding
you will have been dumbfounding
he/she/it will have been dumbfounding
we will have been dumbfounding
you will have been dumbfounding
they will have been dumbfounding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dumbfounding
you had been dumbfounding
he/she/it had been dumbfounding
we had been dumbfounding
you had been dumbfounding
they had been dumbfounding

Conditional
I would dumbfound
you would dumbfound
he/she/it would dumbfound
we would dumbfound
you would dumbfound
they would dumbfound

Past Conditional
I would have dumbfounded
you would have dumbfounded
he/she/it would have dumbfounded
we would have dumbfounded
you would have dumbfounded
they would have dumbfounded

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Verb

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"

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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dumbfound

also dumfound
verb

To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:

boggle, bowl over, flabbergast, floor, stagger.

Translations

يُذْهِل

ohromit

forbavsegøre paflamslå

verblüfft

αποσβολώνω

abasourdir consterner ébahir méduser stupéfier

elakad a szava

stupire fare 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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt (= astonish) → sidérer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dumbfound

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt → sbigottire

dumbfound

(damˈfaund) verb

to make speechless with amazement. I'm completely dumbfounded!

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Stop!" Anne called wildly after him, not caring in the least for the other dumbfounded onlookers.

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I was dumbfounded. I could only look at Stroeve in stupid amazement.

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I reminded her how the Queen had been to Ireland when she did not want to go, and I must say she was dumbfounded, and made no reply.

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"But why, at all events, after having taken Marchiali away from me, do you bring him back again?" cried the unhappy governor, in a paroxysm of terror, and completely dumbfounded.

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For an instant I was dumbfounded. Had the report come from down-river, I should have instantly thought that one of my own men had fired.

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