Dumfounded (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 dumfounded by the breathtaking scenery they stumbled upon at the summit.
- Witnesses described the bystanders as dumfounded, watching in horror as the car swerved off the road.
- The dumfounded audience sat in stunned silence after hearing the verdict.
- Traveling to another country for the first time, she was dumfounded by all the cultural differences.
- Her extraordinary talent left even the seasoned judges dumfounded with wonder and amazement.