flab·ber·gast

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• flab|ber|gast — «FLAB uhr gast», transitive verb. Informal. to make speechless with surprise; astonish greatly; amaze: »The aldermen…were…flabbergasted; they were speechless from bewilderment (Benjamin Disraeli). SYNONYM(S): dumfound. ╂[origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

• gast — flab·ber·gast; flab·ber·gast·ing·ly; gast·haus; gast; …   English syllables

• flab — con·flab; flab; flab·ber·gast; flab·ber·gast·ing·ly; flab·bi·ly; flab·bi·ness; flab·by; flab·el·lar·i·um; …   English syllables

• flabbergast — flab·ber·gast …   English syllables

• flabbergast — flab•ber•gast [[t]ˈflæb ərˌgæst[/t]] v. t. to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound • Etymology: 1765–75; var. of flabagast (perh. flabb (y) +aghast) flab′ber•gast er, n …   From formal English to slang

• flabbergasted — flab|ber|gast|ed [ flæbər,gæstəd ] adjective FORMAL very surprised or shocked …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flabbergastingly — flab·ber·gast·ing·ly …   English syllables

• Flabbergast — Flab ber*gast (fl[a^]b b[ e]r*g[a^]st), v. t. [Cf. {Flap}, and {Aghast}.] To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English