dumbfound

WOTD – 21 October 2009    

English

Alternative forms

• dumfound

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌdʌmˈfaʊnd/, /ˈdʌm.faʊnd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdʌm.faʊnd/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

dumbfound (third-person singular simple present dumbfounds, present participle dumbfounding, simple past and past participle dumbfounded)

1. To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.

Translations

to confuse and bewilder

• Armenian: շշմեցնել (hy) (ššmec’nel), ապշեցնել (hy) (apšec’nel)
• Bulgarian: смайвам (bg) (smajvam), слисвам (bg) (slisvam)
• Danish: forbløffe (da), lamslå (da)
• Dutch: verstomd doen staan (nl)

• Finnish: mykistää (fi), lyödä ällikällä (fi)
• French: abasourdir (fr)
• Russian: ошеломлять (ru) (ošelomljatʹ), ошарашивать (ru) (ošarašivatʹ)
• Spanish: dejar boquiabierto, dejar pasmado