"dumbfound" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdʌmˈfaʊnd/ [UK], /ˈdʌm.faʊnd/ [UK], /ˈdʌm.faʊnd/ [US] Audio: en-us-dumbfound.ogg , en-au-dumbfound.ogg Forms: dumbfounds [present, singular, third-person], dumbfounding [participle, present], dumbfounded [participle, past], dumbfounded [past]
Etymology: Blend of dumb + confound Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dumb|confound}} Blend of dumb + confound Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: strike dumb, flabbergast, dumfound Translations (to confuse and bewilder): շշմեցնել (ššmecʻnel) (Armenian), ապշեցնել (apšecʻnel) (Armenian), смайвам (smajvam) (Bulgarian), слисвам (slisvam) (Bulgarian), forbløffe (Danish), lamslå (Danish), verstomd doen staan (Dutch), mykistää (Finnish), lyödä ällikällä (Finnish), abasourdir (French), abouxar (Galician), surprizegar (Ido), sbigottire (Italian), obstupefaciō (Latin), whakahanepī (Maori), pasmar (Portuguese), ошеломлять (ošelomljatʹ) (Russian), ошарашивать (ošarašivatʹ) (Russian), dejar boquiabierto (Spanish), dejar pasmado (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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