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.]

dumbfound

(dʌmˈfaʊnd) or

dumfound

vb

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

[C17: from dumb + (con)found]

dumb•found

(dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd)

v.t.

astonish.

[1645–55; dumb + con) found]

dumbfound

Past participle: dumbfounded
Gerund: dumbfounding

Imperative

dumbfound

dumbfound

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"

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.

dumbfound

also dumfound
verb

To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:

boggle, bowl over, flabbergast, floor, stagger.

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

dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt (= astonish) → sidérer

dumbfound

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

dumbfound

[dʌmˈfaʊnd] vt → sbigottire

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