Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flabbergastment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flab-ber-gast-ment
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of flabbergast (“overwhelming shock or surprise”)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was the Wells-Fargo coach, the Deadwood coach of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, the coach from which steps that pulchritudinous schoolmarm from the East to the flabbergastment of gawping cowpokes."
"I even attempted tears myself, but flabbergastment dried my eyes."
"She had the immense satisfaction of watching him trip over his own tongue, a look of total flabbergastment flooding over his face."

Etymology

From flabbergast + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flabbergast

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

amazement astonishment awe bewilderment flabbergast flabbergastation flabbergastment shock stupefaction surprise

Questions

What does flabbergastment mean?: Synonym of flabbergast (“overwhelming shock or surprise”)
Where does flabbergastment come from?: From flabbergast + -ment.

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