gobsmacked
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈɡɒb.smækt/
- UK
:
boquiabierto
- Yeah, I'm kind of gobsmacked by this myself.
I was like gobsmacked by how healthy my hair still was.
- I was like gobsmacked by how healthy my hair still was.
- Yeah, I'm kind of gobsmacked by this myself.
- As a people, we're either impressed and gobsmacked by the miracles around us or we're bored.
- It took me to a matinee and I was, as the Brits say, gobsmacked.
- I have been gobsmacked by the unbelievable lack of efficiency at food preparation here.
- So I, I, I'm still like gobsmacked about like why we're not doing more.
- Like it has made my hair so fucking long I'm gobsmacked.
- And, and he and, and I'm like, I'm just, I'm gobsmacked.
- But then I think I'm gobsmacked, maybe because things she's been through have worse than what I've been through in certain extents.
Examples
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I was so gobsmacked; I was happy to be standing by the hotel room bed as I fell backwards in ironic laughter, disgust, and anger.
Blog text (22) -
As a people, we're either impressed and gobsmacked by the miracles around us or we're bored.
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I was like gobsmacked by how healthy my hair still was.
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So I, I, I'm still like gobsmacked about like why we're not doing more.
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I was not properly gobsmacked when we actually entered the room, Right?
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I have been gobsmacked by the unbelievable lack of efficiency at food preparation here.
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I was, I'm really gobsmacked when I discovered that in a country which I know reasonably well from years ago, Indonesia.
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I am absolutely gobsmacked.
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But then I think I'm gobsmacked, maybe because things she's been through have worse than what I've been through in certain extents.
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I was completely gobsmacked when I heard the surprising news about my promotion.
Synonyms
543
2.1
Feeling surprised and upset because something bad or unexpected happens
357
1.0
Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens
138
1.0
Very surprised in a way that shows wonder
29
3.0
Too shocked to move or think clearly
21
2.7
Feeling very surprised by something unexpected or hard to believe
16
7.2
Feeling very shocked and upset after seeing or hearing something terrible
9
6.7
Very surprised and unable to speak
7
3.8
Very surprised and unable to believe what happened
7
4.6
Very surprised and unable to speak
5
7.0
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
5
6.5
So shocked that you cannot speak
3
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
1
7.2
Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange
Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move
Very surprised by something you did not expect
Antonyms
How Surprised
61
3.1
9
6.7
- UK
1
8.6
21
2.7
357
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gobsmacked comes from the image of having your gob ('mouth') smacked, as if someone hit your mouth and left you speechless. So you are extremely surprised or shocked.