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flab⋅ber⋅gast

  [flab-er-gast]
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–verb (used with object)
to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
Origin:
1765–75; var. of flabagast (perh. flabb(y) + aghast )

Related forms:
flab⋅ber⋅gast⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
amaze, astonish, stagger, nonplus, confound; perplex, confuse, mystify.
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flab·ber·gast   (flāb'ər-gāst')   
tr.v.   flab·ber·gast·ed, flab·ber·gast·ing, flab·ber·gasts
To cause to be overcome with astonishment; astound. See Synonyms at surprise.

[Origin unknown.]
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