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Meaning of at a loss for words | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Español corchado
Suomi mykistyä
Français bouche bée
日本語 言葉に出来ない 言葉に詰まる
Nederlands sprakeloos
ไทย พูดไม่ออก

Examples

“She was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

at a low ebb at a minimum at a moment's notice at a pinch at a premium at a price

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