dumbfounded
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of dumbfounded
Example Sentences
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"So it's pretty ludicrous... I'm dumbfounded in terms of the stark contrast that exists currently in the landscape of sport and swimming."
From BBC
And though some of the names listed have since been implicated in his crimes, or at least knew about his conviction, many others were dumbfounded to be mentioned at all because they’d never met Epstein.
Ordinary air travelers have been dumbfounded by the chaos.
I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even think straight, much less say anything.
From Literature
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American skater Nathan Chen, the Beijing men's individual gold medallist, was dumbfounded, saying: "What a shock".
From Barron's
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