'dumbfound' definitions:
Definition of 'dumbfound'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'dumbfound'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'dumbfound'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'dumbfound'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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