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flabbergasted

/ˈflæbəɡæstəd/verb

To astonish someone so completely that they hardly know how to react.

Example sentences

  • The surprise party flabbergasted him; he stood speechless at the door.
  • We were flabbergasted by the size of the bill.

You will almost always meet this as the adjective: 'I was flabbergasted.' Informal and deliberately theatrical; 'astonished' is the neutral choice.

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