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dumbfounded

/dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
dumb-found-ed
IPA
/dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shocked and speechless.

verb

simple past and past participle of dumbfound

Inflected Forms

more dumbfounded (comparative) most dumbfounded (superlative)

Derived Forms

dumbfoundedly dumbfoundedness

Synonyms

amazed astonished astounded confounded flabbergasted perplexed shocked speechless stunned stupefied surprised

Questions

How do you pronounce dumbfounded?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/.
What does dumbfounded mean?
Shocked and speechless.

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