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61shock — I n 1. blow, jar, jolt, turn, start, staggering blow; impact, brunt, clash, collision, crash, Inf. crack up, Inf. smash up, Inf. crunch; appulse, bump, encounter, jostle, jounce, brush, bounce, jerk; assault, attack, offense, insult. 2. agitation …
62squash — v 1. crush, mash, pulp, macerate, masticate; press, squeeze, squeeze the life out of, Sl. squeeze the bejeesus out of; press flat, flatten, compress, condense, reduce, decrease; smash, pulverize, beat, pound, Dial. squish, Sl. squooze. 2. crowd,… …
63stagger — v 1. reel, sway, rock; teeter, totter, teeter totter, wobble; lurch, pitch, Brit. Dial. stoit. 2. falter, waver, hesitate, pause, hang back; demur, boggle, think twice, have second thoughts; hem and haw, blow hot and cold, shilly shally, be of… …
64stun — v 1. deaden, numb, benumb, anesthetize, knock out, Euph. put to sleep; All Sl. KO, kayo, lay out, coldcock. 2. shock, startle, gravel, jar, jolt, shake, shake up, give one a turn, take aback, Inf. discombobulate; hit like a ton of bricks, daze,… …
65dumbfound — /ˈdʌmfaʊnd / (say dumfownd) verb (t) to strike dumb with amazement. Also, dumfound. {blend of dumb and confound} –dumbfounder, noun –dumbfounded, adjective …
66dumbfound — (also dumfound) ► VERB ▪ astonish greatly. ORIGIN blend of DUMB(Cf. ↑dumbness) and CONFOUND(Cf. ↑confound) …
67dumbfound — or dumfound [dum′found΄, dum found′] vt. [ DUMB + (CON)FOUND] to make speechless by shocking; amaze; astonish SYN. PUZZLE …
68dumbfound — v.tr. (also dumfound) strike dumb; confound; nonplus. Etymology: DUMB, CONFOUND …
69bumfuzzle — |bəm|fəzəl transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect dumfoozle, probably alteration of English dumfound chiefly dialect : confuse, perplex, fluster …
70flab|ber|gast — «FLAB uhr gast», transitive verb. Informal. to make speechless with surprise; astonish greatly; amaze: »The aldermen…were…flabbergasted; they were speechless from bewilderment (Benjamin Disraeli). SYNONYM(S): dumfound. ╂[origin uncertain] …
