What is another word for dumbfounded ?

unable to believe your eyes

Confounded with surprise or wonder

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

caught on the wrong foot

thunder-struck

unable to believe one's ears

mesmerized^US

mesmerised^UK

hypnotized^US

under someone's spell

hypnotised^UK

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“Jerome was dumbfounded at the double life his longtime chess partner had been leading.”

Adjective

Puzzled or bewildered by something

had their heads messed with

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

out of it

up against a brick wall

wooly^US

not knowing if you are coming or going

woolly-headed

uncertain which way to turn

brought to a standstill

put out of countenance

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

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Adjective

Having a feeling of giddiness or dizziness

woolly^UK

wooly^US

not knowing if you are coming or going

not knowing if one is coming or going

irrational

unsound

with Alzheimer's disease

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Adjective

wouldn't say boo to a goose

Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak

mum^UK

mom^US

unable to get a word out

poorly spoken

surd

unable to express oneself

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Adjective

frightened out of your wits

So frightened that one is unable to move

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

pushing the panic button

scared out of your wits

with your heart in your mouth

shaking in one's shoes

paralysed with fear^UK

in a state

in a tizz

paralyzed with fear^US

distressed

numb with fear

in fear and trepidation

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Verb

made someone scratch their head

On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

baulked^UK

balked^US

caused to be at a stand

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Verb

stopped someone in their tracks

Past tense for to confuse, bewilder or astonish

knocked over with feather

threw into a tizzy

thrown into a tizzy

knocked the stuffing out of

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

made someone scratch their head

setted someone thinking

spellbound

caused to be at a stand

hypnotized^US

hypnotised^UK

hit like a ton of bricks

put one away

took your breath away

taken your breath away

messed with one's head

mesmerized^US

traumatized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

mesmerised^UK

traumatised^UK

swept someone off their feet

setted someone back on their heels

put into a flap

put someone off their stroke

hit like ton of bricks

caused someone to lose their composure

scandalized^US

filled with amazement

antagonized^US

scandalised^UK

antagonised^UK

caught up

taken the wind out of your sails

made your head spin

gone to your head

took the wind out of your sails

caught unawares

raised someone's eyebrows

broke someone's heart

broken someone's heart

shaken out of your complacency

shook out of your complacency

riveted the attention of

caused to lose your bearings

made a fool of

swept you off your feet

holden

uncalmed

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“The ability of all these top-level singers to deliver whole programmes from memory never ceases to amaze and dumbfound me.”

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filled with consternation

Past tense for to fill with distress or alarm

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

put out of countenance

put someone off their stroke

knocked the stuffing out of

agonized^US

agonised^UK

brought tears to your eyes

dampened the spirits of

put the fear of God into

made one's hair stand on end

made one's blood run cold

made anxious

turned off

let wind out of sails

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

hectored

blackjacked

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

tyrannized^US

knocked the wind out of

tyrannised^UK

scared the bejesus out of

chilled to the marrow

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

caused someone to lose their composure

scared the daylights out of

made one's flesh creep

shattered the illusions of

scared someone half to death

touched

broke someone's heart

made someone jump out of their skin

tugged at your heartstrings

aroused sympathy

become bored

lied heavy on

harshed someone's mellow

tried the patience of

sickened

lost patience

broken someone's heart

brought down to earth

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

given someone the heebie-jeebies

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

bore down

borne down

took down a peg or two

taken down

taken down a peg or two

took down

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

gotten on your nerves

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gave one the creeps

given one the creeps

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