flabbergasted
pronunciation
How to pronounce flabbergasted in British English:
UK [ˈflæbəgɑ:stɪd]
How to pronounce flabbergasted in American English:
US [ˈflæbərgæstɪd]
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- Adjective:
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Word Origin
- flabbergasted (adj.)
- see flabbergast.
Example
- 1. The very question mr cash tells us would have flabbergasted anyone in the 19th century .
- 2. She was flabbergasted , she said , by the success of the books .
- 3. ' I 'm personally flabbergasted by the publicity and attention , ' he told the wall street journal .
- 4. When yulia tymoshenko turned up for a rather routine meeting one spring day in 2009 , hair pulled back into a simple bun , many ukrainians were flabbergasted .
- 5. Declaring that he was too flabbergasted by mr aso 's ineptitude even to be angered , mr koizumi all but said the current leader should resign or the liberal democratic party should get rid of him .