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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Are they just the same as being surprised?

Flabbergasted
Astonished
Stunned
Confounded

Are they just the same as being surprised?
Do they have any different nuance when used?
  

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Hi They are similar ... Flabbergasted - I am totally surprised by something I don't usually see or hear Astonished - I have to stop for a moment and think about that - it's astonishing Stunned - "You have a stunning dress" - not sure about that - I don't think anyone says that nowadays Confounded - a good old-fashioned word for when you are given a question that you can't answer Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi They are similar ...
  • Flabbergasted - I am totally surprised by something I don't usually see or hear Astonished - I have to stop for a moment and think about that - it's astonishing Stunned - "You have a stunning dress" - not sure about that - I don't think anyone says that nowadays Confounded - a good old-fashioned word for when you are given a question that you can't answer Dave
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Hi

They are similar ...

Flabbergasted - I am totally surprised by something I don't usually see or hear

Astonished - I have to stop for a moment and think about that - it's astonishing

Stunned - "You have a stunning dress" - not sure about that - I don't think anyone says that nowadays

Confounded - a good old-fashioned word for when you are given a que
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Thank you so much!!
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