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 |
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flabbergast |
flabbergast |
Present |
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I flabbergast |
you flabbergast |
he/she/it flabbergasts |
we flabbergast |
you flabbergast |
they flabbergast |
Preterite |
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I flabbergasted |
you flabbergasted |
he/she/it flabbergasted |
we flabbergasted |
you flabbergasted |
they flabbergasted |
Present Continuous |
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I am flabbergasting |
you are flabbergasting |
he/she/it is flabbergasting |
we are flabbergasting |
you are flabbergasting |
they are flabbergasting |
Present Perfect |
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I have flabbergasted |
you have flabbergasted |
he/she/it has flabbergasted |
we have flabbergasted |
you have flabbergasted |
they have flabbergasted |
Past Continuous |
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I was flabbergasting |
you were flabbergasting |
he/she/it was flabbergasting |
we were flabbergasting |
you were flabbergasting |
they were flabbergasting |
Past Perfect |
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I had flabbergasted |
you had flabbergasted |
he/she/it had flabbergasted |
we had flabbergasted |
you had flabbergasted |
they had flabbergasted |
Future |
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I will flabbergast |
you will flabbergast |
he/she/it will flabbergast |
we will flabbergast |
you will flabbergast |
they will flabbergast |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would flabbergast |
you would flabbergast |
he/she/it would flabbergast |
we would flabbergast |
you would flabbergast |
they would flabbergast |
Past Conditional |
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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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