"flabbergasted" meaning in English

See flabbergasted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːstəd/ [UK], /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡæstəd/ [UK], /ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/ [US] Audio: en-us-flabbergasted.ogg , en-au-flabbergasted.ogg Forms: more flabbergasted [comparative], most flabbergasted [superlative], flabergasted [alternative], flabagasted [alternative], flambergasted [alternative]
Etymology: Past tense of flabbergast. Head templates: {{en-adj}} flabbergasted (comparative more flabbergasted, superlative most flabbergasted)
  1. Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted. Translations (appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted): äimistynyt (Finnish), kauhistunut (Finnish), tuohtunut (Finnish), sidéré (French), elképedt (Hungarian), döbbent (Hungarian), megdöbbent (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-flabbergasted-en-adj-~ih~m2cf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 1 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 0 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 0 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 0 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 86 4 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 0 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 91 3 6 Synonyms: amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, awe-struck, bemused, bowled over, deer in the headlights, dumbfounded, flabagasted, flabbergasted, flambergasted, floored, flummoxed, gobsmacked, mystified, overawed, overwhelmed, shocked, slack-jawed, speechless, startled, stunned, stupefied, surprised, taken aback, thunderstruck, unnerved, wide-eyed Disambiguation of 'appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted': 100 0
  2. (euphemistic, rare) Damned. Tags: euphemistic, rare Translations (euphemistic: damned): hattuuntunut (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-flabbergasted-en-adj-c6MoJ28R Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'euphemistic: damned': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flabbergastedly, flabbergastedness, unflabbergasted

Verb

IPA: /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːstəd/ [UK], /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡæstəd/ [UK], /ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/ [US] Audio: en-us-flabbergasted.ogg , en-au-flabbergasted.ogg Forms: flabergasted [alternative], flabagasted [alternative], flambergasted [alternative]
Etymology: Past tense of flabbergast. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flabbergasted
  1. simple past and past participle of flabbergast Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: flabbergast
    Sense id: en-flabbergasted-en-verb-OMBajgi~

Alternative forms

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          "word": "dumbfounded"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "flabbergasted"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "flummoxed"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "gobsmacked"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "overawed"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "overwhelmed"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "shocked"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "slack-jawed"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
          "word": "speechless"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:astonished",
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        "Damned."
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted",
      "word": "äimistynyt"
    },
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      "sense": "appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted",
      "word": "tuohtunut"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted",
      "word": "sidéré"
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      "sense": "appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted",
      "word": "megdöbbent"
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      "word": "hattuuntunut"
    }
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}

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    },
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}

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