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dumbfound

English

Alternative forms

  • dumfound

Etymology

Blend of dumb +? confound

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?m?fa?nd/, /?d?m.fa?nd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?d?m.fa?nd/

Verb

dumbfound (third-person singular simple present dumbfounds, present participle dumbfounding, simple past and past participle dumbfounded)

  1. (transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.

Synonyms

  • strike dumb
  • flabbergast

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stupefy

English

Etymology

From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaci? (strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy), from stupe? (I am stunned, speechless) (English stupid, stupor) + faci? (do, make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st(j)up??fa?/, /?st?up??fa?/

Verb

stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied)

  1. (transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.

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