Dumbfounded (Adjective)
Meaning
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tourists were dumbfounded by the massive size of the ancient temple ruins that sprawled before them.
- Her family was dumbfounded when she announced that she had quit her high-paying job to travel the world.
- The class was dumbfounded by the revelation that their beloved teacher had once won a Grammy award.
- The jury was dumbfounded by the defendant's brazen lies and obvious lack of remorse.
- He was dumbfounded when his childhood crush finally returned his affections after all these years.