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flabbergasted

/ˈflæbəɡɑːstɪd/adjective

उच्चारण फ़्लैबगार्स्टिड

भौंचक्का, हक्का-बक्का, स्तब्ध

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    informal

    extremely surprised and shocked

    भौंचक्का, हक्का-बक्का, स्तब्ध

    • I was flabbergasted by the news of her selection.
    • I was flabbergasted when the quiet student won the national quiz.
    • We were flabbergasted to hear that the shop had shut down overnight.
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    • He looked flabbergasted when she handed him the huge bill.
    • Everyone was flabbergasted by the sudden change in the weather.

    Synonyms astonished astounded stunned dumbfounded amazed

    Opposite unsurprised unmoved indifferent nonchalant

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flab·ber·gast·ed

Double b (not 'flabergasted').

दो b ('flabergasted' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the very-surprised words in order of strength: surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, stunned, dumbfounded (so surprised you cannot speak), flabbergasted (informal, extremely surprised), thunderstruck.

अत्यधिक आश्चर्य के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: surprised, amazed, astonished, astounded, stunned, dumbfounded (इतना हैरान कि बोल न सके), flabbergasted (अनौपचारिक, बेहद हैरान), thunderstruck।