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View synonyms for dumbfound

dumbfound

or dum·found

[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make speechless with amazement; astonish.

    Synonyms: stagger, astound, confound, amaze



dumbfound

/ dʌmˈfaʊnd /

verb

  1. tr to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • dumb·found·er·ment dum·found·er·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbfound1

First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbfound1

C17: from dumb + ( con ) found
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Example Sentences

Google coddled its employees in ways that would leave most employers dumbfounded.

From Fortune

Dumbfound, to perplex, to beat soundly till not able to speak.

He can show such familiarity with the Incas affairs as to dumbfound the old boy.

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