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flabbergasted

/ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/

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What does flabbergasted mean?

adjective

  1. Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of flabbergast
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. (rare) Damned.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/

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A man who has dealings with them must keep his wits about him, and even when he is most cautious he is often flabbergasted by their sudden and unconscionable forays.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270