flabbergasted


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flab·ber·gast

 (flăb′ər-găst′)
tr.v. flab·ber·gast·ed, flab·ber·gast·ing, flab·ber·gasts
To cause to be overcome with astonishment; astound. See Synonyms at surprise.
[Origin unknown.]

flabbergasted

(ˈflæbəˌɡɑːstɪd)
adj
informal overcome with astonishment; amazed; astounded
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.flabbergasted - as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumbstruck, dumfounded, stupefied, thunderstruck
surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"

flabbergasted

adjective astonished, amazed, stunned, overcome, overwhelmed, staggered, astounded, dazed, confounded, disconcerted, speechless, bowled over (informal), gobsmacked (Brit. slang), dumbfounded, nonplussed, lost for words, struck dumb, abashed, rendered speechless I am amazed and flabbergasted by what happened.
Translations
مُنْذَهِل، مُنْدَهِش
ohromený
forbløffetpaf
furîu lostinn
apmulsispārsteigts
ohromený
afallamışşaşakalmış

flabbergasted

[ˈflæbəgɑːstɪd] ADJ → pasmado, atónito
I was flabbergasted by the news → la noticia me dejó pasmado or atónito

flabbergasted

[ˈflæbərgɑːstɪd] adj → sidéré(e), ahuri(e)

flabbergasted

[ˈflæbəˌgɑːstɪd] adj → sbalordito/a

flabbergasted

(ˈflӕbəgaːstid) adjective
very surprised. She was quite flabbergasted when we told her.
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