flabbergast
An awkward personAn awkward person.
» Tom is flabbergasted.
Tom ist ganz von den Socken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том приголомшений. — deniko
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2 senses(countable)An awkward person.
(uncountable)Overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise.
His flabbergast was so great he couldn’t even come up with a plausible answer.
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Examples
38 sentencesTom is flabbergasted.
Том приголомшений. — deniko
deTom ist ganz von den Socken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We were flabbergasted.
Ми були вражені. — deniko
deWir staunten Bauklötze. — PeterR
I was flabbergasted.
Я був приголомшений. — deniko
ruЯ был ошарашен. — marafon
deIch war ganz baff. — enteka
I know that Tom was flabbergasted.
Tom was flabbergasted when he heard the news.
ruТом был поражён, когда услышал новость. — odexed
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The origin of the verb is uncertain; possibly dialectal (Suffolk), from flabby or flap (“tThe origin of the verb is uncertain; possibly dialectal (Suffolk), from flabby or flap (“to strike”) + aghast. The word may be related to Scottish flabrigast (“to boast”) or flabrigastit (“worn out with exertion”).
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Forms
plural: flabbergasts| Singular | flabbergast |
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regular
Synonyms
27 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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