dumbfound

dumb·found

transitive verb \ˌdəm-ˈfau̇nd, ˈdəm-ˌ\

Definition of DUMBFOUND

: to confound briefly and usually with astonishment

— dumb·found·ing·ly \ˌdəm-ˈfau̇n-diŋ-lē, ˈdəm-ˌfau̇n-\ adverb

Variants of DUMBFOUND

dumb·found also dum·found \ˌdəm-ˈfau̇nd, ˈdəm-ˌ\

Examples of DUMBFOUND

1. <the surprise ending will dumbfound even the most seasoned mystery reader>

Origin of DUMBFOUND

dumb + -found (as in confound)

First Known Use: 1653

Related to DUMBFOUND

Synonyms

amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, surprise (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, thunderstrike

Related Words

befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up

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Rhymes with DUMBFOUND

abound, aground, around, astound, background, bloodhound, boozehound, brassbound, break ground, campground, chowhound, clothbound, come round, compound, confound, coonhound, deerhound, deskbound, earthbound, eastbound, elkhound, expound, fairground, fogbound, foot-pound, foreground, foxhound, gain ground, go-round, greyhound, half-bound, hardbound, hellhound, hidebound, high ground, homebound, horehound, housebound, icebound, impound, inbound, ironbound, lose ground, newfound, newshound, northbound, outbound, playground, pot-bound, profound, propound, rebound, redound, renowned, resound, rockbound, rock hound, scent hound, sight hound, sleuthhound, smooth hound, snowbound, softbound, southbound, spellbound, staghound, stone-ground, stormbound, strikebound, surround, to ground, top round, unbound, unround, unsound, well-found, westbound, wolfhound, year-round