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dumbfound

or ��ܳ�·�ڴǳܲԻ�

[ duhm-found, duhm-found ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
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dumbfound

/ ��ʌ��ˈ�ڲ�ʊ�Ի� /

verb

tr to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze

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Other Word Forms

��ܳ��·�ڴǳܲԻ�·��·��Գ� ��ܳ�·�ڴǳܲԻ�·er·ment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbfound¹

First recorded in 1645–55; dumb + (con)found

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbfound¹

C17: from dumb + ( con ) found

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They asked me and they were dumbfounded, which was hilarious to me.

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“Tonight I was a little dumbfounded,” said Roberts.

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But in January last year, the 31-year-old said doctors were "dumbfounded" to find out he had heart failure after some blood tests - with many GPs not specialists in steroid use.

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The voice on the other end seemed dumbfounded.

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"I'm dumbfounded and speechless. I thought I was doing them a favour," he told the Dorset Echo.

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dumb down dumbfounded

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