Standard Lemma guide

flabbergasted

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːstəd/
  • UK: /ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡæstəd/
  • US: /ˈflæbɚˌɡæstəd/
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  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 B ER0 G AE2 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was flabbergasted at how much weight he had gained.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, awe-struck, bemused, bowled over, deer in the headlights, dumbfounded, flabagasted, flabbergasted, flambergasted, flambustered, floored, flummoxed, gobsmacked, mystified, overawed, overwhelmed, shocked, slack-jawed, speechless, startled, stunned, stupefied, surprised, taken aback, thunderstruck, unnerved, wide-eyed

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Damned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of flabbergast

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
  • the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
  • was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dumbfounded, dumfounded, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Past tense of flabbergast.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: äimistynyt — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • Finnish: kauhistunut — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • Finnish: tuohtunut — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • French: sidéré — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • Hungarian: elképedt — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • Hungarian: döbbent — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • Hungarian: megdöbbent — appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted
  • Finnish: hattuuntunut — euphemistic: damned
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