Dumfounded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˌæntɪˌoʊbaɪˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌmfaʊndɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnˌæntɪˌoʊbaɪˈoʊsɪs/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dumbfounded stupefied flabbergasted thunderstruck dumbstricken dumbstruck

Parts of Speech

adjective

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verblüfft

als wäre er vor Staunen und Überraschung sprachlos geworden

🇫🇷French

abasourdi

comme frappé d'étonnement et de surprise

🇪🇸Spanish

estupefacto

como si se hubiera quedado mudo de asombro y sorpresa

🇮🇹Italian

sbalordito

come ammutolito dallo stupore e dalla sorpresa

🇳🇱Dutch

stomverbaasd

alsof hij met stomheid geslagen was van verbazing en verbazing

🇵🇹Portuguese

estupefato

como se tivesse ficado mudo de espanto e surpresa

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломленный

как будто онемела от изумления и удивления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हक्का-बक्का

मानो आश्चर्य और आश्चर्य से गूंगा हो गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

হতবাক

যেন বিস্ময় ও বিস্ময়ে বোবা হয়ে গেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பமடைந்தது

திகைப்புடனும் ஆச்சரியத்துடனும் ஊமையாக அடித்தது போல

🇮🇳Telugu

మూగబోయింది

ఆశ్చర్యంతో, ఆశ్చర్యంతో మూగబోయినట్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळलेले

जणू आश्चर्याने आणि आश्चर्याने मुका मारला

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

આશ્ચર્ય અને આશ્ચર્ય સાથે મૂંગો ત્રાટકી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖನಾದ

ಬೆರಗು ಮತ್ತು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮೂಕವಿಸ್ಮಿತರಾದರಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴഞ്ഞുവീണു

ആശ്ചര്യവും ആശ്ചര്യവും കൊണ്ട് മൂകനായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਗੂੰਗਾ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے بنیاد

گویا حیرت اور حیرت سے گونگے ہو گئے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

目瞪口呆

仿佛惊讶得目瞪口呆

🇯🇵Japanese

唖然とした

まるで驚きと驚きで呆然としたかのように

🇰🇷Korean

어리둥절한

마치 놀라움과 놀라움으로 말문이 막힌 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chết lặng

như thể chết lặng vì kinh ngạc và ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ตกตะลึง

ราวกับตกตะลึงและประหลาดใจเป็นใบ้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tercengang

seolah-olah menjadi bisu karena takjub dan terkejut

🇵🇭Filipino

natulala

parang napipi sa pagtataka at pagtataka

🇲🇾Malay

terkedu

seolah-olah dipukul bisu dengan kehairanan dan terkejut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهول

وكأنه أصابه الدهشة والدهشة

🇮🇷Persian

گیج شده

گویی از تعجب و تعجب لال شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkın

sanki şaşkınlık ve şaşkınlıktan dilleri tutulmuş gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

המום

כאילו הוכה מטומטמת בתדהמה והפתעה

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