flabbergast
verb [T often passive] /ˈflæb.ə.ɡɑːst/
/-ɚ.ɡæst/ informalDefinition
› to shock someone, usually by telling them something they were not expecting: He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.Surprising and shockingMaking people sad, shocked and upset flabbergasted /-ɡɑː.stɪd/
/-ɚ.ɡæs.tɪd/ adjective › When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted.Surprised
/-ɚ.ɡæs.tɪd/ adjective › When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, flabbergasted.Surprised(Definition of flabbergast verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blinding flash idiom
- a bolt from/out of the blue idiom
- amaze verb
- amazing adjective
- astonish verb
- catch sb with their pants/trousers down idiom
- confound verb
- creep up on/behind sb phrasal verb
- dynamite noun
- earth-shattering adjective
- reality check noun
- shock tactics noun
- shocking adjective (SURPRISING)
- spring sth on sb phrasal verb
- staggering adjective
- turn-up for the book(s) idiom
- turn-up noun (EVENT)
- unbelievable adjective (SURPRISING)
- walk in on sb phrasal verb
- world-shattering adjective
Topic:
Surprising and shocking
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