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dumfounded

adjective

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
UMFOUNDE
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

    “a circle of policemen stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident”

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Example Sentences

a circle of policemen stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion

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