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adjective
- 1. greatly astonished or amazed: "he was utterly dumbfounded"
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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.
Dumbfounded definition: speechless with amazement; astonished or showing astonishment. See examples of DUMBFOUNDED used in a sentence.
: to confound (see confound sense 1) briefly and usually with astonishment. were dumbfounded at what they saw. dumbfoundingly. ˌdəm-ˈfau̇n-diŋ-lē. ˈdəm-ˌfau̇n- adverb. Synonyms. amaze. astonish. astound. bowl over. flabbergast. floor. rock. shock. startle. stun.
adjective. us / ˌdʌmˈfaʊn.dɪd / uk / ˌdʌmˈfaʊn.dɪd / (also dumbstruck, us / ˈdʌm.strʌk / uk / ˈdʌm.strʌk /) Add to word list. so shocked that you cannot speak: dumbfounded by He was dumbfounded by the allegations. Synonym. thunderstruck. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surprised. aback. agape. aghast. amazed. appalled. flabbergasted.
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.
Synonyms for DUMBFOUNDED: stunned, shocked, surprised, amazed, astonished, startled, dumbstruck, horrified; Antonyms of DUMBFOUNDED: nonchalant, unruffled, casual, blasé, blase, unimpressed, disinterested, indifferent
(dʌmfaʊndɪd ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are dumbfounded, you are extremely surprised by something. I stood there dumbfounded. Synonyms: amazed, stunned, astonished, confused More Synonyms of dumbfounded. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.
dumbfounded - as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
Definition of dumbfounded adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk/ˌdʌmˈfaʊndɪd/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. extremely surprised. (Definition of dumbfounded from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dumbfounded. in Chinese (Traditional) 嚇得目瞪口呆的，驚得說不出話的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 吓得目瞪口呆的，惊得说不出话的… See more. in Spanish. atónito… See more.
