flabbergasted
UK/ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːstəd//ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/
flabbergasted adjective: appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted. Also the simple past and past participle of flabbergast.
Adjective
flabbergasted (comparative more flabbergasted, superlative most flabbergasted)
- Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
- He was flabbergasted at how much weight he had gained.
- ‘Hush-h-h-h-h!’ said Mr Nearthewinde, absolutely flabergasted by such imprudence on the part of one of his client's friends.1858, Anthony Trollope, Doctor Thorne. […], volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 25–26
- Synonyms:
- amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, awe-struck, bemused, bowled over, deer in the headlights, dumbfounded, flabagasted
- Damned.
Also used as
flabbergasted is also the simple past and past participle of flabbergast.
Examples of flabbergasted in a sentence
- He made no reply, but looked utterly flabbergasted.1863 March 28 – December 26, Charles Reade, chapter XVI, in Hard Cash: A Matter-of-fact Romance. […], volume III, London: Sampson Low, Son...
- Rather flabbergasted at seeing me, I think.1917, John Galsworthy, Beyond, Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited, page 368:
- Begob he was what you might call flabbergasted.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[12]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC:
- Maxwell made a lunge at his flabbergasted guest, who ducked just in time to escape the great hands reaching for him.1952, Agnes Morley Cleaveland., Satan's Paradise: from Lucien Maxwell to Fred Lambert, Houghton-Mifflin:
Synonyms of flabbergasted
- amazed
- astonished
- astounded
- awed
- awe-struck
- bemused
- bowled over
- deer in the headlights
- dumbfounded
- flabagasted
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Forms of flabbergasted
| comparative | more flabbergasted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most flabbergasted |
| alternative form | flabergasted |
| alternative form | flabagasted |
| alternative form | flambergasted |
Origin of flabbergasted
Past tense of flabbergast.
Words formed from flabbergasted
Questions about flabbergasted
- What does flabbergasted mean?
- Flabbergasted means appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
- How do you use flabbergasted in a sentence?
- He made no reply, but looked utterly flabbergasted.
- What part of speech is flabbergasted?
- Flabbergasted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce flabbergasted?
- Flabbergasted is pronounced /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːstəd/ (UK).
Words near flabbergasted in the dictionary
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