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Meaning of DUMBFOUND

Pronunciation:  dum'faûnd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"
 
 Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stupefy, vex
 
 See Also: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, elude, escape, figure out, fox, fuddle, lick, mix up, puzzle out, puzzle over, riddle, solve, stagger, stump, throw, work, work out

 

 

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 Related Terms: 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
 

 

 

 

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