flabbergast

[US]/'flæbəgɑːst/
[UK]/'flæbɚ,gæst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. Überraschen; erstaunen
Word Forms
Partizip Präsensflabbergasting
Präteritumflabbergasted
Partizip Perfektflabbergasted
3. Person Singularflabbergasts

Example Sentences

Saying that Joan was taken aback is to put it mildly. She was completely flabbergasted.

Zu sagen, dass Joan überrascht war, ist gelinde gesagt. Sie war völlig sprachlos.

He is flabbergast when he hears that his friend has been accused of murder.

Er ist fassungslos, als er hört, dass sein Freund wegen Mordes angeklagt wurde.

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