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Vinony

dumbfound

verb

  1. make speechless with shock
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌdʌmˈfaʊnd/ / /ˈdʌm.faʊnd/

verb

Etymology: Blend of dumb + confound.

  1. To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.

    “A bunch of nice, middle-class women debated on how to "rescue" prostitutes from their "terrible" fate. By invitation, the conference was attended by a number of prostitutes, who dumbfounded those nice, bourgeois ladies by making it clear that they had no desire whatever to be "rescued"”