dumfound
31dumbfound — (also dumfound) verb astonish greatly. Origin C17: blend of dumb and confound …
32amaze — v. a. Astonish, astound, confound, confuse, perplex, bewilder, daze, stagger, stupefy, dumfound, dumfounder, surprise, take by surprise, strike with wonder, strike with astonishment, petrify with wonder …
33embarrass — v. a. 1. Perplex, entangle, beset, make intricate, make difficult. 2. Harass, distress, trouble, vex, annoy, plague, hamper, clog. 3. Confuse, disconcert, abash, confound, nonplus, pose, dumfound, dumfounder …
34petrify — v. a. 1. Change to stone, convert to stone. 2. Make callous, make obdurate. 3. Astonish, amaze, astound, dumfound, confound, stupefy, take by surprise, strike dumb, stun …
35stun — v. a. 1. Make senseless (by a blow), make dizzy. 2. Stupefy, confound, bewilder, overcome, dizzy, dumfound, astonish, overwhelm, over power. 3. Deafen, make deaf …
36dumfounder — v. a. See dumfound …
37pose — I. n. Attitude (formally assumed), posture, artificial position. II. v. a. Puzzle, stagger, embarrass, bewilder, perplex, mystify, nonplus, put out, put to a stand, confound, dumfound …
38stagger — I. v. n. 1. Reel, totter, vacillate. 2. Fail, waver, give way. 3. Hesitate, waver, doubt. II. v. a. Shock, astonish, astound, amaze, confound, dumfound, pose, surprise, nonplus, strike with wonder, take by surprise …
39abash — v disconcert, discomfit, take aback, ruffle, discompose; embarrass, chagrin, discountenance, put out of countenance, shame, put to shame, make ashamed, humiliate, mortify, humble, put down, take down, disgrace, cause to lose face; nonplus,… …
40amaze — v astound, astonish, dumfound, Inf. flabbergast; strike with wonder, stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; startle, surprise, disconcert, bewilder; dazzle,… …
