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dumbfounded
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Dumbfounded
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dumb·found
/
dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd
/
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[
duhm-
found
,
duhm
-found
]
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verb (used with object)
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
Also,
dumb·found·er.
Origin:
1645–55;
dumb
+
(con)found
Related forms
dumb·found·er·ment,
noun
Synonyms
amaze, confound, astound, stagger.
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dumbfound
or
dumfound
(dʌmˈfaʊnd)
—
vb
(
tr
) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
[C17: from
dumb
+ (
con
)
found
]
dumfound
or
dumfound
—
vb
[C17: from
dumb
+ (
con
)
found
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dumbfound
1650s, from
dumb
(q.v.) + (con)found.
dumbfounded
pp. adj. from
dumbfound
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
She was
dumbfounded
by the placement of the washer-dryer closet in a corner of
the living room.
That leaves us
dumbfounded
.
All of them were
dumbfounded
and couldn't mutter much of a response.
Other guests seemed
dumbfounded
by the sight of the dealers.
He was
dumbfounded
: his annual profits were never more than about $20000.
It caused a square mesh type burn pattern on the children's bodies which initially left us
dumbfounded
as to its source.
As the villagers stare,
dumbfounded
, seven musicians file onto the runway and give an impromptu jazz concert.
We trudge around the tree, gathering the dogs,
dumbfounded
.
We are
dumbfounded
by some of the new arguments that arise.
Many who witnessed his heroics remain
dumbfounded
he survived.
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