Definition
A person or thing that causes complete shock or confusion, leaving someone unable to speak or think clearly.
Etymology
From 'dumb' (unable to speak) combined with 'founder' (to fail or sink), originating in the 16th century. The word originally meant to stun someone into silence, and evolved to mean to perplex or confound utterly.
Kelly Says
This word captures a moment in time—when someone is so shocked they literally cannot respond. Shakespeare's contemporaries loved this dramatic effect, and we still use versions of it ('dumbfounded') to describe that jaw-dropping moment.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር እንደ ማንኛውም አይነት አይደለም
an.d ne.ger en.de ma.n.g.ny.a.w.m a.i.ne.t a.i.de.lem
BNবাংলা
বোধহীন কর
bo.dho.hi.n kor
CACatalà
confondre
kon.fon.dre
CSČeština
zmatkovat
z.mat.ko.vat
DADansk
forvirre
for.vir.re
DEDeutsch
desorientieren
de.zo.ri.e.n.te.ren
ELΕλληνικά
παρασύρει
pa.ra.si.rei
ESEspañol
desconcertar
des.kon.ser.tar
FAفارسی
گمراه کردن
ge.mraːh.e.da.ran
FISuomi
sekoittaa
se.ko.i.taa
FRFrançais
déconcerter
de.kon.ser.te
HAHA
dumfounder
dum.fon.der
HIहिन्दी
भ्रमित करना
bhr.mi.t kar.na
HUMagyar
megzavarozni
me.gza.va.ro.zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem.bin.gung.kan
IGIG
dumfounder
dum.fon.der
ITItaliano
confondere
kon.fo.n.de.re
JA日本語
混乱させる
kon.fu.so.sa.se.ru
KO한국어
혼란스럽게 하다
hon.ran.se.rup.ge.ha.da
MRMR
भ्रमित करणे
bhr.mi.t kar.ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menyebabkan kebingungan
me.ny.ca.us.kan ke.bin.gung.an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pjaʊŋ le
NLNederlands
verwarren
ve.rwar.ren
NONorsk
forvirre
for.vir.re
PLPolski
zmylić
z.mi.li.t͡s
PTPortuguês
desconcertar
de.skon.ˈcer.tar
RORomână
confunda
kon.fun.da
RUРусский
сбивать с толку
sbi.vat' s tol.ku
SVSvenska
förvirra
för.vir.ra
SWKiswahili
kufungua
ku.fun.gwa
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பி
ku.zhap.pi
TEతెలుగు
చూపు తప్పి
chū.pu ta.p.pi
THไทย
ทำให้สับสน
thae.hae sa.pʰan
TRTürkçe
şaşırtmak
şa.şırt.mak
UKУкраїнська
збентежити
zben.te.zhi.ty
VITiếng Việt
làm cho bối rối
lam cho boi.roi
ZH中文
使人困惑
shǐ rén kùnhuàn