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dumfounded

dumfounded \dumfounded\ adj. same as dumbfounded.

Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck.

Wiktionary
dumfounded
  1. shocked and speechless. alt. shocked and speechless. v

  2. (en-past of: dumfound)

WordNet
dumfounded

adj. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck]

Usage examples of "dumfounded".

Roger, and Astro looked at each other dumfounded as Strong quickly outlined the plan.

Tom and Kit jumped around in their seats to stare dumfounded at the half-stripped cadet climbing through the hatch into the power deck, followed by Sid.

He stood, half dumfounded, while men came hurrying in from the corridor.

Star stood motionless, staring dumfounded into that fine strong face, with its crown of snowy hair.

He turned his head to stare dumfounded at the apparition of her on his road.

The beadle stood dumfounded, not able to understand this untimely munificence when there were still so many things for the stranger to see.

Greek looked back to see how close the Yezda were, he watched, dumfounded, as they trotted east past the mound.

I was so dumfounded that I could offer Gwen no word of comfort to alleviate this sudden shock.

The next morning after the events last narrated I was utterly dumfounded by an article which met my gaze the instant I took up my paper.

Then, seeing her dumfounded, he caught up her carpet-bag and threw her workbox into it for a beginning.

He would have been both dumfounded and stunned by an explanation that was at once simplistic, incredibly convoluted, and pregnant with measureless meaning for far more than his own, singular future.

The priest stood as if dumfounded, gazing into the vacant space uncovered by the puncheon.

The grey stone walls of the houses grew darker and darker, and seemed to close in on the dumfounded, hysterical crowd.

The Duke, dumfounded, though he preserved an outward calm, could not answer for an instant.

For an instant he looked at her dumfounded, then turned away to the fireplace slowly and heavily.