flabbergasted

adjective
UK: /ˈflæb.əˌɡɑːstɪd/
US: /ˈflæb.ɚˌɡæstɪd/

  1. Overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astonished.

    1. I was flabbergasted by her sudden announcement.
    2. The sheer scale of the project left the team completely flabbergasted.

Synonyms

astonished amazed shocked surprised
flabbergasted transitive-verb

  1. To surprise someone greatly; to amaze and bewilder.

    1. His rude behavior flabbergasted me.
    2. The magician's trick flabbergasted the entire audience last night.

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The phonetic transcription of "flabbergasted" is /ˈflæb.əˌɡɑːstɪd/ in British English and /ˈflæb.ɚˌɡæstɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "flabbergasted": astonished, amazed, shocked, surprised.

Example usage of "flabbergasted": "I was flabbergasted by her sudden announcement.". More examples on the page.