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dumbfounded

[duhm-found, duhm-found] Origin

dumb·found

[duhm-found, duhm-found]
verb (used with object)
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
Also, dumb·found·er.


Origin:
1645–55; dumb + (con)found

dumb·found·er·ment, noun


amaze, confound, astound, stagger.

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Dumbfounded is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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dumbfounded
pp. adj. from dumbfound.
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