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dumbfound

 
Dictionary: dumb·found  dum·found (dŭm'found') pronunciation
also tr.v., -found·ed, also -found·ed, -found·ing, -found·ing, -founds, -founds.
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound. See synonyms at surprise.

[DUMB + (CON)FOUND.]


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also dumfound

verb

    To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment: boggle, bowl over, flabbergast, floor, stagger. See excite/bore/interest, surprise/expect.

Antonyms: dumbfound
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v

Definition: astound, confuse
Antonyms: clear up, explain, explicate, lay out


WordNet: dumbfound
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: be a mystery or bewildering to
  Synonyms: perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze


Translations: Dumbfounded
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lamslået, målløs

Français (French)
adj. - ahuri, sidéré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verblüfft, sprachlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άναυδος, αποσβολωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
sbalordito

idioms:

  • be dumbfounded    rimanere stupefatto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - emudecido

idioms:

  • be dumbfounded    ficar sem palavras

Русский (Russian)
остолбеневший

idioms:

  • be dumbfounded    остолбенеть

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estupefacto, pasmado, sin habla

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förbluffad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惊愕失声的, 发楞的, 呆然的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 驚愕失聲的, 發楞的, 呆然的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말문이 막힌

日本語 (Japanese)
conj. - dumbfoundの過去形/過去分詞形
v. - ひどくまごつかせる

idioms:

  • be dumbfounded    唖然としている

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮המום, נדהם‬


 
 
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