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dumbfound

or dum·found

[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]

/ dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd /

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verb (used with object)

to make speechless with amazement; astonish.

Also dumb·found·er, dum·found·er.

Origin of dumbfound

First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found

SYNONYMS FOR dumbfound

amaze, confound, astound, stagger.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dumbfound

dumb·found·er·ment, dum·found·er·ment, noun

Words nearby dumbfound

dumb-cane, dumbarton, dumbarton oaks, dumbbell, dumbbell nebula, dumbfound, dumbhead, dumbledore, dumbo, dumbshit, dumbstruck

Example sentences from the Web for dumbfounded

On Thursday, a woman who answered the phone there was dumbfounded as to why someone would be asking about the case.

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But I was dumbfounded to get hit up by a federal agency with an annual budget of $750 million.

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I was devastated the first time I was deleted, and dumbfounded each time thereafter.

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Tirico stood there dumbfounded, and the woman turned and left the soiree.

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Dumbfounded by the outrage his statement sparked, Ford refused calls for an apology.

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It was so quickly done that, for the instant, I was dumbfounded.

The Man with the Clubfoot |Valentine Williams
Every one was dumbfounded at the inexplicable mystery, and at last they all began to laugh.

Warriors of Old Japan and Other Stories |Yei Theodora Ozaki
But, instead of encouraging the dumbfounded deity, this speech completely upset him.

The Lancashire Witches |William Harrison Ainsworth
The Shawnee listened in dumbfounded amazement as the enraged young Delaware defied him.

Spotted Deer |Elmer Gregor
Riles was so dumbfounded that he pulled out ten dollars, threw it at the smiling lawyer, and proceeded down street without a word.

The Bail Jumper |Robert J. C. Stead

British Dictionary definitions for dumbfounded

dumbfound

dumfound

/ (dʌmˈfaʊnd) /

verb

(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze

Word Origin for dumbfound

C17: from dumb + ( con) found