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Definition: Flabbergasted |
FlabbergastedAdjective1. As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seem the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "flabbergasted" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references) |
Synonyms: FlabbergastedSynonyms: dumbfounded (adj), dumfounded (adj), stupefied (adj), thunderstruck (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Humility | Humbled; Verb: bowed down, resigned; abashed, ashamed, dashed; out of countenance; down in the mouth; down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers; humbled in the dust, browbeaten; chapfallen, crestfallen; dumfoundered. flabbergasted. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Flabbergasted |
| English words defined with "flabbergasted": dumbfounded, dumfounded ♦ Flabbergastation ♦ stupefied ♦ thunderstruck. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Life is a matter of a miracle that is collected over time by moments flabbergasted to be in each others presence (Waking Life; writing credit: Richard Linklater) I'm flabbergasted! My gast has never been so flabbered (Carry On Up the Jungle; writing credit: Talbot Rothwell) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Flabbergasted" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 70.27% of the time. "Flabbergasted" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 70.27% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 24.32% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 5.41% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 37 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
flabbergasted | 21 |
flabbergasted totally | 14 |
flabbergasted get totally | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "flabbergasted"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i shtangur (aghast, dumb, dumbfounded, fascinated, frozen), i befasuar (taken aback). (various references) | |
Arabic | مندهش (amazed, astonished, astounding, startled, surprised), مذهول (amazed, astonished, stunned), مشدوه (amazed, astonished, astounded, puzzled, shocked, startled, stunned, thunderstruck, wonder struck). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | слисан (aghast, thunderstruck, wonder struck), поразен (aghast, defeated, smitten). (various references) | |
Czech | ohromený (astounding, thunderstruck). (various references) | |
French | sidéré, époustouflé. (various references) | |
German | verdattert (fuddled), verblüffte (amazed, astounded, dumbfounded), verblüffen (amaze, baffle), platt (flat, platitudinous, unglossed), entgeistert (aghast). (various references) | |
Greek | εμβρόντητος (gob-smacked, speechless). (various references) | |
Hebrew | נדהם (surprised, thunderstruck). (various references) | |
Hungarian | döbbent (dumbfounded, stunned). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tercengang (agape, amazed, astonished, dumb founded, stupefied, taken aback, wondering). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ぼろ布 (absent-minded, absentmindedly, block-head, dim, dripping water, faint, gaping, old rag, penis, slowly and lazily, the sound of beating someone, vague, warmth throughout your body, with a whack). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぽかんと (absentmindedly, gaping, slowly and lazily, with a whack). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abbergastedflay.(various references) | |
Romanian | consternat (amazed, astounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, flummoxed, horrified), buimac (amazed, astounded, dismayed, dizzy, dumb, dumbfounded, flummoxed, horrified), încremenit (dumbfounded, stone-still, stuporous). (various references) | |
Russian | ошеломленный (aghast), ошарашенный, изумленный (amazed, goggle, starstruck, wonder-struck). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zapanjen (aback, astonished, dumbfounded, wonder-stricken). (various references) | |
Spanish | asombrado (amazed). (various references) | |
Swedish | förbluffad, häpen (amazed, astonished). (various references) | |
Turkish | hayrete düşmüş (thunderstruck), şaşkına dönmüş (baffled, bewildered, confused, shocked). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Flabbergasted" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: flabbagasted, flabbergaste, flabberghasted, flabbergsted, flabergaste, flabergasted. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "flabbergasted" (pronounced fla"berga'stud) |
| 5 | -a' s t u d | forecasted, outlasted, sandblasted. |
| 4 | -s t u d | accosted, adjusted, arrested, assisted, attested, bested, blacklisted, blasted, boasted, boosted, breasted, busted, chested, coasted, coexisted, congested, consisted, contested, contrasted, costed, crested, crusted, delisted, detested, digested, invested, lambasted, lasted, listed, lusted, disgusted, disinterested, distrusted, divested, dusted, encrusted, enlisted, entrusted, exhausted, existed, fasted, feasted, fisted, foisted, forested, frosted, guested, gusted, harvested, hoisted, hosted, infested, ingested, insisted, interested, maladjusted, manifested, masted, mistrusted, molested, nested, ousted, pasted, persisted, posted, preexisted, protested, readjusted, rearrested, reinvested, requested, resisted, rested, retested, roasted, roosted, rusted, suggested, tasted, tested, tightfisted, toasted, trusted, twisted, unadjusted, unassisted, uncontested, uninterested, unlisted, unmolested, untested, vested, wasted, worsted, wrested. |
| 3 | -t u d | abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bifurcated, bigoted, blanketed, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boated, bolted, booted, boycotted, budgeted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coated, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lamented, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disintegrated, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, diverted, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrypted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fated, faulted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fitted, fixated, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, fomented, footed, footnoted, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hooted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interjected, malted, maltreated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mitigated, moderated, modulated, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, outdated, outed, outfitted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, rerouted, resented, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, rocketed, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, taunted, tempted, terminated, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tilted, tinted, titillated, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, tufted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unmitigated, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-b-d-e-e-f-g-l-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: deflagrates, flabbergast. | |
-3 letters: deflagrate. | |
-4 letters: ablegates, absterged, debatable, deflaters, draftable, slabbered, stageable, tradeable. | |
-5 letters: ablegate, absterge, agrestal, algebras, arbalest, arbelest, bearable, beatable, bleaters, breasted, dabblers, dateable, dealates, debaters, deflater, deflates, desalter, drabbest, drabbets, drabbles, draftees, eatables, erasable, faltered, federals, feedbags, flatbeds, fleabags, gabbards, gabbarts, gabblers, galeated, glabrate, grabbled, grabbles, gradable, gradates, laagered, leafages, rabbeted. | |
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