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dumbfounded
[
duhm-
found
,
duhm
-found
]
Origin
dumb·found
/
dʌmˈfaʊnd
,
ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd
/
Show Spelled
[
duhm-
found
,
duhm
-found
]
Show IPA
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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dumbfounded
pp. adj. from
dumbfound
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