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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flabbergast
(ˈflæbəˌɡɑːst) vb (
tr)
informal to overcome with astonishment; amaze utterly; astound
[C18: of uncertain origin]
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flab•ber•gast
(ˈflæb ərˌgæst)
v.t. to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
[1765–75; variant of
flabagast (perhaps
flabb (
y) +
aghast)]
flab′ber•gast`er, n.
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flabbergast
Past participle: flabbergasted
Gerund: flabbergasting
| Imperative |
|---|
| flabbergast |
| flabbergast |
| Present |
|---|
| I flabbergast |
| you flabbergast |
| he/she/it flabbergasts |
| we flabbergast |
| you flabbergast |
| they flabbergast |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I flabbergasted |
| you flabbergasted |
| he/she/it flabbergasted |
| we flabbergasted |
| you flabbergasted |
| they flabbergasted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am flabbergasting |
| you are flabbergasting |
| he/she/it is flabbergasting |
| we are flabbergasting |
| you are flabbergasting |
| they are flabbergasting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have flabbergasted |
| you have flabbergasted |
| he/she/it has flabbergasted |
| we have flabbergasted |
| you have flabbergasted |
| they have flabbergasted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was flabbergasting |
| you were flabbergasting |
| he/she/it was flabbergasting |
| we were flabbergasting |
| you were flabbergasting |
| they were flabbergasting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had flabbergasted |
| you had flabbergasted |
| he/she/it had flabbergasted |
| we had flabbergasted |
| you had flabbergasted |
| they had flabbergasted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will flabbergast |
| you will flabbergast |
| he/she/it will flabbergast |
| we will flabbergast |
| you will flabbergast |
| they will flabbergast |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have flabbergasted |
| you will have flabbergasted |
| he/she/it will have flabbergasted |
| we will have flabbergasted |
| you will have flabbergasted |
| they will have flabbergasted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be flabbergasting |
| you will be flabbergasting |
| he/she/it will be flabbergasting |
| we will be flabbergasting |
| you will be flabbergasting |
| they will be flabbergasting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been flabbergasting |
| you have been flabbergasting |
| he/she/it has been flabbergasting |
| we have been flabbergasting |
| you have been flabbergasting |
| they have been flabbergasting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been flabbergasting |
| you will have been flabbergasting |
| he/she/it will have been flabbergasting |
| we will have been flabbergasting |
| you will have been flabbergasting |
| they will have been flabbergasting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been flabbergasting |
| you had been flabbergasting |
| he/she/it had been flabbergasting |
| we had been flabbergasting |
| you had been flabbergasting |
| they had been flabbergasting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would flabbergast |
| you would flabbergast |
| he/she/it would flabbergast |
| we would flabbergast |
| you would flabbergast |
| they would flabbergast |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have flabbergasted |
| you would have flabbergasted |
| he/she/it would have flabbergasted |
| we would have flabbergasted |
| you would have flabbergasted |
| they would have flabbergasted |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | flabbergast - overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" |
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flabbergast
verbTo overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:
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