CEFR C1

flabbergasted

adjective

Meaning

Overwhelmed with astonishment or surprise; utterly dumbfounded.

Examples

  • She was utterly flabbergasted when her quiet colleague announced he had won the lottery.
  • The magician's trick left the entire audience flabbergasted, wondering how he did it.

Synonyms: surprised, astonished, amazed, dumbfounded, bewildered