Meaning & use
dumbfounded
So astonished or shocked that one is momentarily unable to speak or react.
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She stood dumbfounded when she opened the door and saw the surprise party waiting.
The judges were dumbfounded by the twelve-year-old's flawless piano performance.
A note on using this word
Dumbfounded stresses a loss of speech from shock, distinguishing it from words like 'surprised,' which don't imply the same speechlessness.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
unfazed
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