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flabbergasting
adjective
uk /ˈflæb.ə.ɡɑː.stɪŋ/ us /ˈflæb.ɚ.ɡæs.tɪŋ/
shocking, usually because it is unexpected:
I find it absolutely flabbergasting that he can make such claims.
Then she came out with the flabbergasting revelation that she has been living in Greenland for a year.
The politician's arrogance and blatant lies are simply flabbergasting.
The view from the mountain railway over the valleys and peaks can only be described as flabbergasting.
The minister announced that a flabbergasting £5 billion in fraudulent claims were being investigated.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Surprising and shocking
against all expectationsphrase
amaze
amazing
amazingly
astonish
dumbfounding
dumbfoundingly
dynamite
earth-shaking
earth-shattering
pull
pull something out of the bag/hatidiom
raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom
reality check
sensationalist
turn-up for the book(s)idiom
unbelievable
walk
walk in on someone
world-shattering
Examples of flabbergasting
flabbergasting
It is quite flabbergasting the amount of racism there is within the media still.
The flabbergasting point is in the projected figures.
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