Dumbfound

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dumbfound
       v : 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" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick},
            {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose}, {bewilder},
            {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  51 Moby Thesaurus words for "dumbfound":
     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