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  • 11astonish — v. a. Amaze, surprise, startle, astound, confound, stagger, stupefy, daze, stun, dumfounder, overwhelm, astony, strike dumb, strike with wonder, petrify with wonder …

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  • 12confound — v. a. 1. Mingle confusedly, confuse, crowd together in disorder. 2. Confuse with each other, mistake one for another, mistake between. 3. Perplex, bewilder, embarrass, mystify, pose, nonplus, flurry. 4. Surprise, amaze, astonish, astound, stupefy …

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  • 13dumfound — v. a.; (also dumfounder) (Colloq.) Confuse, confound, pose, nonplus, strike dumb, astound, amaze …

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  • 14embarrass — v. a. 1. Perplex, entangle, beset, make intricate, make difficult. 2. Harass, distress, trouble, vex, annoy, plague, hamper, clog. 3. Confuse, disconcert, abash, confound, nonplus, pose, dumfound, dumfounder …

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  • 15dumfound — v astound, astonish, amaze, Inf. flabbergast, strike dumb, render speechless, dumfounder; stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; stupefy, petrify, paralyze, benumb …

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