dumbfound

or dum·found

[duhm-found, duhm-found]

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verb (used with object)

to make speechless with amazement; astonish.

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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Examples from the Web for dumbfounded

Contemporary Examples

On Thursday, a woman who answered the phone there was dumbfounded as to why someone would be asking about the case.
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But I was dumbfounded to get hit up by a federal agency with an annual budget of $750 million.
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I was devastated the first time I was deleted, and dumbfounded each time thereafter.
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Historical Examples

Dumbfounded was a colorless word to describe her state of mind.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
Captain Price was so dumbfounded that for a moment words failed him.
Quaint Courtships
Various
Then the two withdrew, dumbfounded, to a corner of the room.
Casanova's Homecoming
Arthur Schnitzler
I was dumbfounded for the instant, and scarce knew how to act.
Adventures and Recollections
Bill o'th' Hoylus End
I was dumbfounded at this fresh and more intimate glimpse of her.
The Strolling Saint
Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for dumbfounded

dumbfound

dumfound

verb

(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze

Word Origin

C17: from dumb + (con) found

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dumbfound

or dum·found

Origin of dumbfound

Synonyms

Examples from the Web for dumbfounded

Contemporary Examples

On Thursday, a woman who answered the phone there was dumbfounded as to why someone would be asking about the case.

But I was dumbfounded to get hit up by a federal agency with an annual budget of $750 million.

I was devastated the first time I was deleted, and dumbfounded each time thereafter.

Tirico stood there dumbfounded, and the woman turned and left the soiree.

Dumbfounded by the outrage his statement sparked, Ford refused calls for an apology.

Historical Examples

Dumbfounded was a colorless word to describe her state of mind.

Captain Price was so dumbfounded that for a moment words failed him.

Then the two withdrew, dumbfounded, to a corner of the room.

I was dumbfounded for the instant, and scarce knew how to act.

I was dumbfounded at this fresh and more intimate glimpse of her.

dumbfound

dumfound

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for dumbfounded

adj.

dumbfound

v.

dumbfound

or dum·found

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for dumbfounded

Contemporary Examples

On Thursday, a woman who answered the phone there was dumbfounded as to why someone would be asking about the case.

But I was dumbfounded to get hit up by a federal agency with an annual budget of $750 million.

I was devastated the first time I was deleted, and dumbfounded each time thereafter.

Tirico stood there dumbfounded, and the woman turned and left the soiree.

Dumbfounded by the outrage his statement sparked, Ford refused calls for an apology.

Historical Examples

Dumbfounded was a colorless word to describe her state of mind.

Captain Price was so dumbfounded that for a moment words failed him.

Then the two withdrew, dumbfounded, to a corner of the room.

I was dumbfounded for the instant, and scarce knew how to act.

I was dumbfounded at this fresh and more intimate glimpse of her.

dumbfound

dumfound

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for dumbfounded

adj.

dumbfound

v.

Origin of dumbfound