flabbergasting

flab·ber·gast·ing
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UK/ˌflæbəˈɡɑːstɪŋ/US/ˌflæbɚˈɡæstɪŋ/

adjective

Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.

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Meanings

adjectiveflabbergasting (comparative more flabbergasting, superlative most flabbergasting)

comparative more flabbergasting · superlative most flabbergasting

  1. Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flabbergast

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bewilderingconfusing

Origin

From flabbergast + -ing.

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APA

flabbergasting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flabbergasting

MLA

“flabbergasting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flabbergasting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flabbergasting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flabbergasting.

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