flabbergast

flab·ber·gast

verb \ˈfla-bər-ˌgast\

Definition of FLABBERGAST

transitive verb

: to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound

— flab·ber·gast·ing·ly \-ˌgas-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of FLABBERGAST

1. It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.
2. <your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me>

Origin of FLABBERGAST

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1772

Related to FLABBERGAST

Synonyms: amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), surprise, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, thunderstrike

Related Words: befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up

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Rhymes with FLABBERGAST

acid-fast, captain's mast, chiliast, cineast, colorfast, fore-topmast, hard-and-fast, main-topmast, mizzenmast, opencast, overcast, pederast, phase-contrast, plaster cast, rebroadcast, scholiast, simulcast, telecast, weathercast