dumbfound

dumbfound
    v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--
         I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
         question really stuck me" [syn: {perplex}, {vex}, {stick},
         {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose},
         {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel},
         {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
    

dumbfound \dumbfound\ v.
   same as {dumfound}.

   Syn: confuse, perplex, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil,
        puzzle, mystify, baffle, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
        stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, trounce, confound, be
        confusing to, make confused.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

Dumfound \Dum"found`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dumfounded}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Dumfounding}.]
   To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment. [Written also
   {dumbfound}.] --Spectator.
   [1913 Webster]
    

51 Moby Thesaurus words for "dumbfound":
      amaze, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle,
      bewilder, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, choke, choke off, confound,
      confuse, daze, dazzle, dumbfounder, flabbergast, floor, gag, hush,
      hush-hush, muffle, muzzle, nonplus, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex,
      petrify, put to silence, quiet, quieten, shock, shush,
      shut down on, silence, soft-pedal, squash, squelch, stagger,
      startle, stifle, still, strike dead, strike dumb,
      strike with wonder, stun, stupefy, surprise, throttle