DUMBFOUNDED Definition & Meaning

View synonyms for

dumbfounded

or ��ܳ�·�ڴǳܲԻ�·��

[ duhm-foun-did, duhm-foun- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

speechless with amazement; astonished or showing astonishment:
I smiled at the dumbfounded look on their faces as their eyes widened and their mouths fell slack.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound ( def ).

Discover More

51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dumbfounded¹

dumbfound ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“Tonight I was a little dumbfounded,” said Roberts.

From

But in January last year, the 31-year-old said doctors were "dumbfounded" to find out he had heart failure after some blood tests - with many GPs not specialists in steroid use.

From

The voice on the other end seemed dumbfounded.

From

"I'm dumbfounded and speechless. I thought I was doing them a favour," he told the Dorset Echo.

From

Mr Brilliant, who has returned to the US, says he was “dumbfounded” when he first heard the BBC investigation.

From

Browse