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Meaning of Flabbergast | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈflæbə(ˌ)ɡɑːst

Definitions

  1. An awkward person.
  2. Overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise.

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Examples

“His flabbergast was so great he couldn’t even come up with a plausible answer.”
“Her foibles were flattery, fine feeling, and flabergast; and if not old enough to be his mother, sufficiently so to be a young aunt.”
“Then quit your flabbergast, and talk in plain English.”
“Bob's big-eyed flabbergast struck him as comic and he laughed and said, "Lying sack, hey?"”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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