dumbfound

/dʌm'faund/
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dumbfound

The magician's trick continues to dumbfound the entire audience.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To astonish or bewilder completely: To cause someone to be so surprised or confused that they are temporarily unable to speak or react.
    • To be a mystery or bewildering to: To present something so puzzling or perplexing that it confounds understanding.
Usage
  • The verb "dumbfound" is typically used in the passive voice (e.g., "I was dumbfounded") or as a past participle adjective ("a dumbfounded expression").
  • It describes a reaction to something shocking, unexpected, or extremely confusing.
  • It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the person or people who are astonished).
Examples
  • Verb (Active Voice):
    • The magician's final trick dumbfounded the entire audience.
    • Her sudden resignation dumbfounded her colleagues.
  • Verb (Common Passive/Adjectival Use):
    • We were dumbfounded by the jury's unexpected verdict.
    • He stood there with a dumbfounded look on his face.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be dumbfounded at/by something": To be utterly amazed or bewildered by a specific thing.
    • Scientists were dumbfounded by the discovery of the new species.
  • "dumbfounding" (Adjective): Describing something that causes astonishment or bewilderment.
    • The complexity of the plot was dumbfounding.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dumbfounded (Adjective): Filled with astonishment or bewilderment.
    • The dumbfounded crowd could only stare.
  • Dumbfounder (Noun, rare): One who or that which dumbfounds.
  • Dumbfounding (Adjective): Causing dumbfoundedness.
Synonyms
  • Astonish: To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.
  • Astound: To overwhelm with amazement.
  • Flabbergast: To overcome with surprise and bewilderment.
  • Stun: To shock or astonish.
  • Bewilder: To cause to become confused or perplexed.
Antonyms
  • Enlighten: To give intellectual or spiritual insight.
  • Clarify: To make clear or understandable.
  • Bore: To cause to feel weary and uninterested.
Idioms and Phrases
  • "To be struck dumbfounded": An emphatic way to express being rendered speechless by surprise.
    • The news of the merger struck the employees dumbfounded.
dumbfound

The magician's trick continues to dumbfound the entire audience.

Verb
  1. 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

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