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dumbfound

or dum·found

[duhm-found, duhm-found]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
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Also dumb·found·er, dum·found·er.

Origin of dumbfound

First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found
Related formsdumb·found·er·ment, dum·found·er·ment, noun

Synonyms

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amaze, confound, astound, stagger.
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Historical Examples

  • Dumbfound, to perplex, to beat soundly till not able to speak.

    The Slang Dictionary

    John Camden Hotten

  • He can show such familiarity with the Incas affairs as to dumbfound the old boy.

British Dictionary definitions for dumbfound

dumbfound

dumfound

verb
  1. (tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
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Word Origin

C17: from dumb + (con) found
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Word Origin and History for dumbfound

v.

1650s, from dumb (adj.) + ending from confound.

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