Phrase guide

knock for a loop

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: throw for a loop, throw off

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: en boucher un coin — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • German: aus der Bahn werfen — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Polish: zbijać z pantałyku — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Polish: zbić z pantałyku — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Polish: zbijać z tropu — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Polish: zbić z tropu — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Polish: zwalać z nóg — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Polish: zwalić z nóg — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Russian: ошара́шить (ošarášitʹ) — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Russian: обескура́жить (obeskurážitʹ) — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse
  • Spanish: dejar perplejo — to astonish, overwhelm, confuse