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FLABBERGASTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flabbergasted mean?
• FLABBERGASTED (adjective)
The adjective FLABBERGASTED has 1 sense:
1. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Familiarity information: FLABBERGASTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Synonyms:
dumbfounded; dumbstricken; dumbstruck; dumfounded; flabbergasted; stupefied; thunderstruck
Context example:
was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion
Similar:
surprised (taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment)
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