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dumbfound

or dum·found

[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
Synonyms: stagger, astound, confound, amaze

dumbfound

/ dʌmˈfaʊnd /

First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found

C17: from dumb + ( con ) found

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

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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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