Flabbergasted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overcome with amazement

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈæbɚɡˌæstᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈabəɡˌastɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈabəɡˌastɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /flˈæbɚɡˌæstᵻd/.

Examples

This boggles the mind!
a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dumbfounded boggle stupefied dumfounded bowl over thunderstruck dumbstricken flabbergast dumbstruck

Parts of Speech

verb	overcome with amazement “This boggles the mind!”
adjective	as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise “a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verblüfft

vor Staunen überkommen

🇫🇷French

sidéré

submergé d'étonnement

🇪🇸Spanish

asombrado

abrumado por el asombro

🇮🇹Italian

sbalordito

sopraffatto dallo stupore

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijsterd

overweldigd door verbazing

🇵🇹Portuguese

estupefato

superar com espanto

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломленный

одолеть от изумления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हैरत में डाला हुआ

आश्चर्य से अभिभूत

🇧🇩Bengali

হতবাক

বিস্ময়ের সাথে পরাস্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

திகைத்துப் போனது

ஆச்சரியத்துடன் கடக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తుపోయింది

ఆశ్చర్యంతో అధిగమించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्चर्यचकित

आश्चर्याने मात

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્ચર્યચકિત

આશ્ચર્ય સાથે કાબુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲಿಬಿಲಿಗೊಂಡ

ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಜಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്ചര്യപ്പെട്ടു

ആശ്ചര്യത്തോടെ മറികടക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨ

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਜਿੱਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیران

حیرت کے ساتھ قابو پانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

目瞪口呆

惊叹不已

🇯🇵Japanese

びっくりした

驚きに打ち勝つ

🇰🇷Korean

깜짝 놀라게 하는

놀라움에 압도되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sửng sốt

vượt qua với sự ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

งุนงง

เอาชนะด้วยความประหลาดใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ternganga keheranan

diatasi dengan takjub

🇵🇭Filipino

nabigla

napagtagumpayan ng pagkamangha

🇲🇾Malay

tergamam

diatasi dengan rasa takjub

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مندهش

التغلب عليها بالدهشة

🇮🇷Persian

مات و مبهوت

غلبه بر شگفتی

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkın

şaşkınlıkla üstesinden gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִדהָם

להתגבר בפליאה

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