Dumfounding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bewildering or striking dumb with wonder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈæntɪəmɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌmfaʊndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌmfaʊndɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈæntɪəmɚɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

astounding dumbfounding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verblüffend

verwirrend oder sprachlos vor Staunen

🇫🇷French

stupéfiant

déroutant ou frappant d'émerveillement

🇪🇸Spanish

estupefacto

desconcertante o sorprendentemente mudo de asombro

🇮🇹Italian

sconcertante

sconcertante o ammutolito dallo stupore

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijsterend

verbijsterend of stom van verbazing

🇵🇹Portuguese

estupefato

desconcertante ou mudo de admiração

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломляющий

сбивающий с толку или онемевший от удивления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डम्फाउंडिंग

आश्चर्यचकित करने वाला या आश्चर्य से गूंगा बना देने वाला

🇮🇳Tamil

திணிப்பு

திகைத்து அல்லது ஆச்சரியத்துடன் ஊமையாக வேலைநிறுத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

డమ్‌ఫౌండింగ్

దిగ్భ్రాంతి చెందడం లేదా ఆశ్చర్యంతో మూగగా కొట్టడం

🇮🇳Marathi

डमफाऊंडिंग

आश्चर्यचकित करणारा किंवा आश्चर्याने मुका मारणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડમફાઉન્ડિંગ

આશ્ચર્યચકિત અથવા આશ્ચર્યજનક મૂંગો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಮ್ಫೌಂಡಿಂಗ್

ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮೂಕ ಹೊಡೆಯುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡംഫൗണ്ടിംഗ്

അമ്പരപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത്ഭുതത്തോടെ മൂകനായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਮਫਾਊਂਡਿੰਗ

ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਗੂੰਗਾ ਹੋ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哑然失笑

令人困惑或惊讶得目瞪口呆

🇯🇵Japanese

唖然とする

戸惑う、または驚きで呆然とする

🇰🇷Korean

멍청한

어리둥절하거나 놀랍도록 멍청하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngớ ngẩn

bối rối hoặc chết lặng vì ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

น่าตกตะลึง

ทำให้งงงวยหรือทำให้คนโง่ประหลาดใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencengangkan

membingungkan atau sangat bodoh karena heran

🇲🇾Malay

membingungkan

membingungkan atau menyolok bisu dengan hairan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهل

محيرًا أو مذهلًا غبيًا بالعجب

🇮🇷Persian

گیج کننده

گیج کننده یا خیره کننده با تعجب

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşırtıcı

hayret verici ya da şaşkınlıkla hayrete düşüren aptal

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמפונדינג

מביך או מטומטם מפליאה

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