dumbfound
verb (used with object)
to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
dumfounderment
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a word derived from
dumbfound.
Example Sentences
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Later, recalling the tableau, which lasted but a moment, it occurred to Jane that two men, suddenly confronted by a bottomless pit, might have expressed their dumfounderment in exactly this fashion.
From The Pagan Madonna by W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef) Koerner
My eyes must have almost dropped from my head, but as soon as I recovered from my dumfounderment I grew amazed at the great intellect of this man.
From The O'Ruddy A Romance by C. D. (Charles D.) Williams
"Then I can guess his mission without another word from you," I cried, after a little dumfounderment.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
