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flabbergast
[ flab-er-gast ]
verb
to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
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MORE ABOUT FLABBERGAST
First recorded around 1765–75.
A variant of flabagast, which may be a combination of flabb(y), “hanging loosely or limply” or flap, “a blow given with something broad and flat,” and aghast, “struck with overwhelming shock.”
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EXAMPLES OF FLABBERGAST
The magician’s disappearing act never failed to flabbergast the audience.
The unexpected news about the new mayor flabbergasted the community.
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