flabbergast

[flab-er-gast]

verb (used with object)

1. to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.

   Synonyms: mystify, confuse, perplex, confound, nonplus, stagger, astonish, amaze

flabbergast

/ ˈflæbəˌɡɑːst /

verb

1. informal,  to overcome with astonishment; amaze utterly; astound

Other Word Forms

• flabbergaster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flabbergast¹

1765–75; variant of flabagast (perhaps flabb(y) + aghast )

Word History and Origins

Origin of flabbergast¹

C18: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The doctor said he was “just flabbergasted with the allegations that don’t seem congruent with what i saw that day.”

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Schulz, who went through the IVF process with his wife, seemed genuinely flabbergasted the notoriously dishonest president had lied about this.

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Ms Shafi said that she had felt "pressurised into saying yes" to the show going ahead and the solution of editing her out left her "flabbergasted".

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Prosecutors were stunned by George’s ruling, and the defense flabbergasted.

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“I’m flabbergasted by that statue because I can’t imagine how he’s there. I don’t know how God is operating.”

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Related Words

• amaze 
• astonish 
• astound 
• daze 
• disconcert 
• dumbfound 
• nonplus 
• stun