FLABBERGASTED

dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken

(adjective) as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; “a circle of policemen stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident”; “the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless”; “was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

flabbergasted (comparative more flabbergasted, superlative most flabbergasted)

Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.

(euphemistic, rare) Damned.

Synonyms

See astonished

Verb

flabbergasted

simple past tense and past participle of flabbergast

Anagrams

• gabberflasted

Source: Wiktionary

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FLABBERGAST

Flab"ber*gast, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Flap, and Aghast.]

Definition: To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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