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dumbfound verb [ dʌmˈfaʊnd ]

• greatly astonish or amaze.
• "I was dumbfounded by the low prices there"
Similar: astonish, astound, amaze, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, stupefy, daze, nonplus, throw, shake, unnerve, disconcert, discompose, bewilder, take someone's breath away, take by surprise, take aback, shake up, stop someone in their tracks, strike dumb, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, catch off balance, flabbergast, floor, knock for six, knock sideways, knock out, knock the stuffing out of, bowl over, blow someone's mind, blow away, astonished, astounded, amazed, staggered, surprised, startled, stunned, confounded, nonplussed, stupefied, dazed, dumbstruck, open-mouthed, agape, speechless, at a loss for words, thunderstruck, goggle-eyed, wide-eyed, taken aback, thrown, shaken, unnerved, disconcerted, discomposed, bewildered, flabbergasted, floored, flummoxed, knocked for six, knocked sideways, knocked out, bowled over, blown away, gobsmacked,
Origin: mid 17th century: blend of dumb and confound.


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