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verb
- 1. greatly astonish or amaze: "I was dumbfounded by the low prices there"
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The meaning of DUMBFOUND is to confound briefly and usually with astonishment. How to use dumbfound in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dumbfound.
The verb dumbfound means to puzzle, mystify, or amaze. If people never expected you to amount to much in high school, but you grew up to be a rocket scientist, you will surely dumbfound your former classmates at your next reunion.
adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈdʌmˌfɑʊn·dɪd, dʌmˈfɑʊn- / Add to word list. so shocked and surprised that you cannot speak: Ray is dumbfounded at the questions.
Dumbfound definition: to make speechless with amazement; astonish.. See examples of DUMBFOUND used in a sentence.
Definition of 'dumbfound' Word Frequency. dumbfound. (dʌmfaʊnd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dumbfounds , present participle dumbfounding , past tense, past participle dumbfounded. verb. If someone or something dumbfounds you, they surprise you very much. This suggestion dumbfounded Joe. [VERB noun]
dumbfound - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" baffle , bewilder , flummox , mystify , nonplus , perplex , puzzle , amaze , stupefy , gravel , vex , pose , stick , beat , get
adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈdʌmˌfɑʊn·dɪd, dʌmˈfɑʊn- / Add to word list. so shocked and surprised that you cannot speak: Ray is dumbfounded at the questions.
Being dumbfounded is an extreme form of being surprised or caught off guard. Being dumbfounded is not something that happens every day: this is a word that means something similar to astonished and gobsmacked. Only things that are extraordinary can dumbfound you.
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Definition of dumbfound verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
