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flabbergast

[flab-er-gast]

verb (used with object)

  1. to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,


flabbergast

/ ˈڱæəˌɡɑː /

verb

  1. informalto overcome with astonishment; amaze utterly; astound

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • flabbergaster noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flabbergast1

1765–75; variant of flabagast (perhaps flabb(y) + aghast )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flabbergast1

C18: of uncertain origin
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The panel was flabbergasted when Britt Lower wasn’t nominated for her work in the first season of “Severance”; they have her near the top of the Round 1 list this time.

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The decision to fire Hamilton as hurricane season rapidly approaches is “flabbergasting, even for the Trump administration,” said Carly Fabian, senior policy advocate with nonprofit advocacy organization Public Citizen.

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"I'm flabbergasted that he's not angry with what's happened to him – I just can't believe that he's not angry. I'm choking up thinking about it."

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However, one investor told BBC Sport they would be "flabbergasted" if any of those who had agreed to buy a franchise would pull out at this stage.

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"Talk about people being flabbergasted and gobsmacked," he recalls.

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