flabbergast

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːst/
• (US) enPR: flăb′ər-găst', IPA ^(key): /ˈflæbɚˌɡæst/

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• Hyphenation: flab‧ber‧gast

Verb

Plain form flabbergast

Third-person singular flabbergasts

Past tense flabbergasted

Past participle flabbergasted

Present participle flabbergasting

1. (transitive) If you are flabbergasted, you are amazed in a ludicrous manner.
   • Synonym: surprised

   He was flabbergasted to find that his work had been done for him before he began.

   The oddity of the situation was so flabbergasting I couldn’t react in time for anyone to see it.