Word
flabbergasted
Phoneticsflab·ber·gast·ed
US/ˈfɫæbɝˌɡæstɪd/
UK/flˈæbəɡˌɑːstɪd/
Definition
adj. feeling very surprised or shocked. You use this when something happens that is so unexpected it leaves you speechless.
adj. extremely surprised or shocked; overwhelmed by a sudden realization. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be' or 'look'.
Examples
“I was flabbergasted when I saw the final bill.”
“The audience was flabbergasted by the magician's ability to escape the locked trunk in record time.”
“The scientific community was flabbergasted by the data, which suggested that the fundamental laws of physics might behave differently at the quantum level than previously observed.”
Examples
simple
“I was flabbergasted when I saw the final bill.”
contextual
“The audience was flabbergasted by the magician's ability to escape the locked trunk in record time.”
complex
“The scientific community was flabbergasted by the data, which suggested that the fundamental laws of physics might behave differently at the quantum level than previously observed.”
Real-World Examples
“Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says he is "flabbergasted" that "serious knife and firearm offenders" are freed on bail "again and again".” “I am often flabbergasted when I think about how humans came to develop such complex culinary skills.” Etymology
Past tense of flabbergast.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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