dumbfound

UK
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
US
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
dumbfoundverb
dumbfounded
Past Simple
dumbfounded
Past Participle
dumbfounding
Gerund
UK
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
US
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
Translations
The unexpected question dumbfounded the interviewer.
La question inattendue a décontenancé l'intervieweur.
The magician's final trick dumbfounded the entire audience.
Le dernier tour du magicien a stupéfié tout le public.
Additional translations
dérouterQuand l'idée de confusion ou de perplexité est dominante.
sidérerSoutenu; met l'accent sur l'effet de surprise intense.
Definitions
To greatly astonish or amaze someone, leaving them speechless.
The magician's final trick dumbfounded the entire audience.
To perplex or bewilder completely; to confound.
The unexpected question dumbfounded the interviewer.
dumbfoundpast participle
Definitions
Being in a state of astonishment or bewilderment; rendered speechless by surprise.
She stared with a dumbfounded expression when she saw the bill.
dumbfoundgerund / present participle
Definitions
Causing great astonishment or bewilderment; astonishing.
The team achieved a dumbfounding victory against the champions.