FLABBERGAST

flabbergast

Noun

  1. Overwhelming surprise, confusion or shock.
    When I saw my house on fire, the flabbergast overcame me and I just stood and stared, too shocked to comprehend what I was seeing.
    His flabbergast was so great he couldn't even come up with a plausible answer.
  2. An awkward person.

Verb

  1. To overwhelm with bewilderment; to stun, confound or amaze, especially with ludicrous affect. 
    He was flabbergasted to find that his work had been done for him before he began.
    Her stupidity flabbergasts me, and I have to force myself to keep a straight face while she explains her beliefs.
    I love to flabbergast the little-minded by shattering their preconceptions about my nationality and gender.
    The oddity of the situation was so flabbergasting I couldn't react in time for anyone to see it.


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