Dumfound \Dum"found`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dumfounded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Dumfounding.]
To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment. [Written also
dumbfound.] --Spectator.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dumfounded \dumfounded\ adj.
same as dumbfounded.
Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted,
stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dumfounded
adj : 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" [syn: dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied,
thunderstruck]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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