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dumbfound
or dum·found
[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]
/ dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd /
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verb (used with object)
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
OTHER WORDS FOR dumbfound
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Also dumb·found·er, dum·found·er [duhm-foun-der, duhm-foun-] /dʌmˈfaʊn dər, ˈdʌmˌfaʊn-/ .
Origin of dumbfound
First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found
OTHER WORDS FROM dumbfound
dumb·found·er·ment, dum·found·er·ment, nounWords nearby dumbfound
dumb bunny, dumb cane, dumb cluck, dumb Dora, dumb down, dumbfound, dumbfounded, dumbhead, dumbledore, dumbo, dumb sheave
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How to use dumbfound in a sentence
Google coddled its employees in ways that would leave most employers dumbfounded.
Dumbfound, to perplex, to beat soundly till not able to speak.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden HottenHe can show such familiarity with the Incas affairs as to dumbfound the old boy.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald Breckenridge
British Dictionary definitions for dumbfound
dumbfound
dumfound
/ (dʌmˈfaʊnd) /
verb
(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze
Word Origin for dumbfound
C17: from dumb + (con) found
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