dumbfound \dumbfound\ v.
same as dumfound.
Syn: confuse, perplex, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, trounce, confound, be
confusing to, make confused.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
dumbfound
v : 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" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze]
WordNet (r) 2.0
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "dumbfound":
amaze, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle,
bewilder, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, choke, choke off, confound,
confuse, daze, dazzle, dumbfounder, flabbergast, floor, gag, hush,
hush-hush, muffle, muzzle, nonplus, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex,
petrify, put to silence, quiet, quieten, shock, shush,
shut down on, silence, soft-pedal, squash, squelch, stagger,
startle, stifle, still, strike dead, strike dumb,
strike with wonder, stun, stupefy, surprise, throttle
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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