dumbfound
or dum·found
[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]
/ dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd /
verb (used with object)
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
SYNONYMS FOR dumbfound
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, dumbhead, dumbledore, dumbo, dumb sheave, dumbshit
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Example sentences from the Web for dumbfound
Google coddled its employees in ways that would leave most employers dumbfounded.
He can show such familiarity with the Incas affairs as to dumbfound the old boy.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald BreckenridgeDumbfound, to perplex, to beat soundly till not able to speak.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
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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