Dumbfounded

/ˌdʌmˈfaʊndɪd/

हक्का-बक्का; स्तब्ध (इतना चकित कि बोल न पाएँ)

Origin & History

From the verb dumbfound, likely formed in American English from dumb + (con)found, meaning to render someone speechless by confounding them; dumbfounded is the past participle/adjectival form.

यह dumbfound क्रिया से बना है, जो सम्भवतः अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में dumb + (con)found से बना; अर्थ है किसी को इतना उलझा/चकित कर देना कि वह बोल न सके। dumbfounded इसका past participle/विशेषण रूप है।

Definition

If someone is dumbfounded, they are extremely surprised or shocked and temporarily unable to speak or react; as a verb, to dumbfound means to bewilder or confound someone into silence.

यदि कोई व्यक्ति dumbfounded है, तो वह बहुत अधिक हैरान/चौंक गया होता है और कुछ समय के लिए बोल या प्रतिक्रिया नहीं कर पाता; क्रिया के रूप में dumbfound का अर्थ है किसी को इतना भ्रमित/अवाक कर देना कि वह बोल न सके।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
I was dumbfounded by the sudden announcement.
अचानक हुई घोषणा सुनकर मैं हक्का-बक्का रह गया।
Verb:
The teacher’s question dumbfounded the whole class.
शिक्षक के प्रश्न ने पूरी कक्षा को अवाक कर दिया।

Usage Examples

She stood dumbfounded when she saw her name on the winner’s list.
We were dumbfounded by how quickly the situation changed.
His rude comment dumbfounded everyone at the table.
I’m still dumbfounded that they agreed so easily.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Unfazed Unmoved Unshocked Composed Calm

Related Forms

Noun
Dumbfounding (rare, noun use)
Adverb
Dumbfoundingly

Idioms & Phrases

Be dumbfounded
हक्का-बक्का/अवाक रह जाना
Leave someone dumbfounded
किसी को अवाक/स्तब्ध कर देना
Be dumbfounded to learn/hear (that...)
(यह...) जानकर/सुनकर हक्का-बक्का रह जाना