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dumb·found
also dum·found (dŭm′found′)tr.v. dumb·found·ed, dumb·found·ing, dumb·founds also dum·found·ed or dum·found·ing or dum·founds
To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound. See Synonyms at surprise.
[dumb + (con)found.]
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dumbfound
(dʌmˈfaʊnd) ordumfound
vb
(tr) to strike dumb with astonishment; amaze. Also (archaic): dumbfounder or dumfounder
[C17: from dumb + (con)found]
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dumb•found
(dʌmˈfaʊnd, ˈdʌmˌfaʊnd)v.t.
astonish.
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dumbfound
Past participle: dumbfounded
Gerund: dumbfounding
| Imperative |
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| dumbfound |
| dumbfound |
| Present |
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| I dumbfound |
| you dumbfound |
| he/she/it dumbfounds |
| we dumbfound |
| you dumbfound |
| they dumbfound |
| Preterite |
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| I dumbfounded |
| you dumbfounded |
| he/she/it dumbfounded |
| we dumbfounded |
| you dumbfounded |
| they dumbfounded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dumbfounding |
| you are dumbfounding |
| he/she/it is dumbfounding |
| we are dumbfounding |
| you are dumbfounding |
| they are dumbfounding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dumbfounded |
| you have dumbfounded |
| he/she/it has dumbfounded |
| we have dumbfounded |
| you have dumbfounded |
| they have dumbfounded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dumbfounding |
| you were dumbfounding |
| he/she/it was dumbfounding |
| we were dumbfounding |
| you were dumbfounding |
| they were dumbfounding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dumbfounded |
| you had dumbfounded |
| he/she/it had dumbfounded |
| we had dumbfounded |
| you had dumbfounded |
| they had dumbfounded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dumbfound |
| you will dumbfound |
| he/she/it will dumbfound |
| we will dumbfound |
| you will dumbfound |
| they will dumbfound |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dumbfounded |
| you will have dumbfounded |
| he/she/it will have dumbfounded |
| we will have dumbfounded |
| you will have dumbfounded |
| they will have dumbfounded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dumbfounding |
| you will be dumbfounding |
| he/she/it will be dumbfounding |
| we will be dumbfounding |
| you will be dumbfounding |
| they will be dumbfounding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dumbfounding |
| you have been dumbfounding |
| he/she/it has been dumbfounding |
| we have been dumbfounding |
| you have been dumbfounding |
| they have been dumbfounding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dumbfounding |
| you will have been dumbfounding |
| he/she/it will have been dumbfounding |
| we will have been dumbfounding |
| you will have been dumbfounding |
| they will have been dumbfounding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dumbfounding |
| you had been dumbfounding |
| he/she/it had been dumbfounding |
| we had been dumbfounding |
| you had been dumbfounding |
| they had been dumbfounding |
| Conditional |
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| I would dumbfound |
| you would dumbfound |
| he/she/it would dumbfound |
| we would dumbfound |
| you would dumbfound |
| they would dumbfound |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dumbfounded |
| you would have dumbfounded |
| he/she/it would have dumbfounded |
| we would have dumbfounded |
| you would have dumbfounded |
| they would have dumbfounded |
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Verb 1. dumbfound - be a mystery or bewildering todumbfound - 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
befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
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dumbfound
verb amaze, stun, astonish, confuse, overwhelm, stagger, startle, bewilder, astound, confound, take aback, bowl over (informal), flummox, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) The question dumbfounded him.
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dumbfound
also dumfoundverb
To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:
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Translations
يُذْهِل
ohromit
forbavsegøre paflamslå
elakad a szava
atimti žadą
apstulbinātpārsteigt
şaşırtmak sersemletmek
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dumbfound
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dumbfound
(damˈfaund) verb to make speechless with amazement. I'm completely dumbfounded! verslae, sprakeloos يُذْهِل смайвам estupidificado ohromit verblüfft forbavse; lamslå; gøre paf αποσβολώνω pasmar keeletuks tegema مات و مبهوت mykistyttää abasourdir המום, נדהם हतप्रभ होना zabezeknuti, zaprepastiti elakad a szava tertegun orðlaus af undrun, hissa ammutolito あぜんとさせる 놀라 말문을 잃은 priblokšti, apstulbinti, atimti žadą pārsteigt; apstulbināt terperanjat verbluffen, verstomd doen staan gjøre paff, forbløffe wprawiać w osłupienie چا ته د خبرو كولو وخت نه وركول estupidificado ошарашивать ohromiť osupiti zaprepastiti förstumma ทําให้ตะลึงงัน şaşırtmak, sersemletmek 使人啞然失聲,使發楞 приголомшувати, ошелешувати حیرت زدہ کر دینا làm ai chết lặng đi 使人哑然失声,使发楞
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