- dumfound
- transitive verb see dumbfound
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dumfound
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dumfound — transitive verb see dumbfound * * * dumfound, er see dumbfound, er … Useful english dictionary
dumfound — dumfounderment, n. /dum fownd , dum fownd /, v.t. to dumbfound. Also, dumfounder. * * * … Universalium
dumfound — verb To confuse and bewilder … Wiktionary
dumfound — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb See dumbfound … English dictionary for students
dumfound — (pref.), dumbfound (alt.) … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
dumfound — v. astonish, astound, amaze, stun … English contemporary dictionary
dumfound — verb variant spelling of dumbfound … English new terms dictionary
dumfound — v. a.; (also dumfounder) (Colloq.) Confuse, confound, pose, nonplus, strike dumb, astound, amaze … New dictionary of synonyms
dumfound — v astound, astonish, amaze, Inf. flabbergast, strike dumb, render speechless, dumfounder; stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; stupefy, petrify, paralyze, benumb … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
