Yes, dumbfounded is a compound word. They can be two separate words, so it is a compound word. Dumb + Founded = Dumbfounded. I hope that answers your question. Cha Cha!
Upwards is a compound word.
Upstairs is a compound word, so it is one word.
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A non compound word is , a word with one word not two . For a example a compound word is snowflake. An non compound is hot cheetos.
No, the word ability is not a compound word.
The mentally challenged child was dumbfounded in early childhood.
The word dumbfounded is an adjective. It means to be shocked.
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We heard the thunderstorm, but we were completely dumbfounded to see so such extensive damage around the neighborhood. I thought my interview was a disaster, so I was totally dumbfounded when I got the job.
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Dumbfounded, awestruck, speechless.
The math problem left him dumbfounded.
Dumbfounded by the news, she walked slowly to the podium to receive the award. Seeing her husband out with another woman completely dumbfounded my sister. The parents were dumbfounded but thrilled when their daughter won the scholarship. While I knew the company was cutting back, I was dumbfounded when a pink slip appeared on my desk. When our home burned down, we were dumbfounded by the kindness of neighbors who helped us rebuild.
The root of the word "dumbfounded" is 'dumb,' which comes from Middle Dutch and means unable to speak or speechless. The addition of 'founded' creates the sense of being struck with amazement or astonishment.
I would never use the word. I would change it to "dumbfounded", as in "She was dumbfounded by the boys' strange behavior." Dumbfounded just means astonished or amazed. Being dumb means not being able to speak, the dumb can't talk, therefore being dumbfounded is just being struck speechless by something.
The word dumbfound can be interchanged with such words as surprised or shocked. For example, Billy was surprised when his parents bought him a car for his birthday. Billy was shocked when his parents bought him a car for his birthday. Billy was dumbfounded when his parents bought him a car for his birthday.
Sarah was dumbfounded by the strange painting.