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dumbfoundto shock or surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or react

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to shock or surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or react

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdʌmfaʊnd/

Korean meaning: 깜짝 놀라게 하다, 말문이 막히게 하다

Korean pronunciation: **덤**파운드

Example Sentences

  • The student's perfect score on the impossible test dumbfounded the professor.
  • I was dumbfounded when my cat started doing the dishes.
  • The news of winning the lottery completely dumbfounded her.

dumbfound

VERB

//ˈdʌmfaʊnd//

to shock or surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or react

dumbfound concept
💡 Concept

to shock or surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or react

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dumbfound rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Profound secrets from underground left her dumbfound!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdʌmfaʊnd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdʌmfaʊnd/

🌳Etymology

Rootdumb
Suffix-found

Origin

17세기에 'dumb'(말 못하는)과 'found'(confound의 옛형태)가 합쳐진 합성어로, 말 그대로 '말을 못하게 만들다'는 뜻에서 유래되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

compoundprofoundsurroundground
compound
profound
surround
ground

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📝Examples

The student's perfect score on the impossible test dumbfounded the professor.

😄 Fun example

I was dumbfounded when my cat started doing the dishes.

The news of winning the lottery completely dumbfounded her.

His explanation was so ridiculous that it dumbfounded everyone in the meeting.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

astonishastoundbewilderstaggerflabbergast

Antonyms

clarifyenlightenexplain

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