Definition
The state of being completely shocked and unable to respond or think clearly; profound bewilderment.
Etymology
Derived from 'dumfounder' with the suffix '-ment', which forms abstract nouns indicating a state or condition. This follows the pattern of English word-building where nouns become states of being.
Kelly Says
The '-ment' suffix is one of English's most productive tools for creating emotions—think of bewilderment, amazement, astonishment. This word shows how we linguistically capture those moments when our brains stop working!
Translations
ARالعربية
الارتباك
al-ir-ta-baq
CACatalà
dumfounderment
doo-mfon-der-ment
CSČeština
zklamání
zk-la-ma-nee
DADansk
forvirring
for-vir-ring
DEDeutsch
Entsetzen
ent-zeh-zen
ELΕλληνικά
παρανοία
pa-ra-no-ya
ESEspañol
desconcertación
des-kon-ser-ta-syohn
FISuomi
sekaannous
se-ka-an-nous
FRFrançais
déconcertation
deh-kon-ser-ta-syohn
GUGU
દુમેટોસ
doo-meh-tohs
HAHA
dumfounderment
doo-mfon-der-ment
HUMagyar
megtévesztés
meg-teh-ves-tehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebingungan
ke-bin-gun-gan
IGIG
dumfounderment
doo-mfon-der-ment
ITItaliano
disconcertamento
dis-kon-ser-ta-men-toh
KKKK
dumfounderment
doo-mfon-der-ment
MRMR
दुमेतोस
doo-meh-tohs
MSBahasa Melayu
kekeliruan
ke-ke-li-ru-an
NLNederlands
verwarring
ver-war-ring
NONorsk
forvirring
for-vir-ring
PAPA
ਦੁਮੇਟੋਸ
doo-meh-tohs
PLPolski
zaskoczenie
za-skot-cheh-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
desconcertação
des-kon-ser-ta-syohn
RORomână
confuzie
kon-foo-zee
RUРусский
ошеломление
oh-sheh-lo-mlee-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
förvirring
for-vir-ring
SWKiswahili
vurugu
vu-ru-gu
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zha-pam
THไทย
ความสับสน
kwan-saps-sahn
TLTL
pagkamangmang
pa-gkam-ang-mang
TRTürkçe
şaşkınlık
shah-kin-lik
UKУкраїнська
здивування
zdi-vu-va-nye
VITiếng Việt
sự bối rối
su bo-i roi
YOYO
dumfounderment
doo-mfon-der-ment
ZUZU
dumfounderment
doo-mfon-der-ment