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.]

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flabbergasted

(ˈflæbəˌɡɑːstɪd)

adj

informal overcome with astonishment; amazed; astounded

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Adj.

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.

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Translations

مُنْذَهِل، مُنْدَهِش

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forbløffetpaf

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furîu lostinn

apmulsispārsteigts

forbløffet helt paff

ohromený

afallamışşaşakalmış

使大吃一惊

flabbergasted

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

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flabbergasted

[ˈflæbə^rgɑːstɪd] adj → sidéré(e), ahuri(e)

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flabbergasted

[ˈflæbəˌgɑːstɪd] adj → sbalordito/a

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flabbergasted

(ˈflӕbəgaːstid) adjective

very surprised. She was quite flabbergasted when we told her.

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