flabbergast

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flab·ber·gast

(flăb′ər-găst′)

tr.v. flab·ber·gast·ed, flab·ber·gast·ing, flab·ber·gasts

To cause to be overcome with astonishment; astound. See Synonyms at surprise.

[Origin unknown.]

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flabbergast

(ˈflæbəˌɡɑːst)

vb (tr)

informal to overcome with astonishment; amaze utterly; astound

[C18: of uncertain origin]

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flab•ber•gast

(ˈflæb ərˌgæst)

v.t.

to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.

[1765–75; variant of flabagast (perhaps flabb (y) + aghast)]

flab′ber•gast`er, n.

flabbergast

Past participle: flabbergasted
Gerund: flabbergasting

Imperative
flabbergast
flabbergast

Present
I flabbergast
you flabbergast
he/she/it flabbergasts
we flabbergast
you flabbergast
they flabbergast

Preterite
I flabbergasted
you flabbergasted
he/she/it flabbergasted
we flabbergasted
you flabbergasted
they flabbergasted

Present Continuous
I am flabbergasting
you are flabbergasting
he/she/it is flabbergasting
we are flabbergasting
you are flabbergasting
they are flabbergasting

Present Perfect
I have flabbergasted
you have flabbergasted
he/she/it has flabbergasted
we have flabbergasted
you have flabbergasted
they have flabbergasted

Past Continuous
I was flabbergasting
you were flabbergasting
he/she/it was flabbergasting
we were flabbergasting
you were flabbergasting
they were flabbergasting

Past Perfect
I had flabbergasted
you had flabbergasted
he/she/it had flabbergasted
we had flabbergasted
you had flabbergasted
they had flabbergasted

Future
I will flabbergast
you will flabbergast
he/she/it will flabbergast
we will flabbergast
you will flabbergast
they will flabbergast

Future Perfect
I will have flabbergasted
you will have flabbergasted
he/she/it will have flabbergasted
we will have flabbergasted
you will have flabbergasted
they will have flabbergasted

Future Continuous
I will be flabbergasting
you will be flabbergasting
he/she/it will be flabbergasting
we will be flabbergasting
you will be flabbergasting
they will be flabbergasting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flabbergasting
you have been flabbergasting
he/she/it has been flabbergasting
we have been flabbergasting
you have been flabbergasting
they have been flabbergasting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flabbergasting
you will have been flabbergasting
he/she/it will have been flabbergasting
we will have been flabbergasting
you will have been flabbergasting
they will have been flabbergasting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flabbergasting
you had been flabbergasting
he/she/it had been flabbergasting
we had been flabbergasting
you had been flabbergasting
they had been flabbergasting

Conditional
I would flabbergast
you would flabbergast
he/she/it would flabbergast
we would flabbergast
you would flabbergast
they would flabbergast

Past Conditional
I would have flabbergasted
you would have flabbergasted
he/she/it would have flabbergasted
we would have flabbergasted
you would have flabbergasted
they would have flabbergasted

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Verb

flabbergast - overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"

bowl over, boggle

surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"

flabbergast

verb

To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:

boggle, bowl over, dumbfound, floor, stagger.

Translations

sbalordire

flabbergast

vt (inf) → verblüffen, umhauen (inf); I was flabbergasted to see him/at the price → ich war platt or von den Socken, als ich ihn sah/als ich den Preis erfuhr (inf)

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