Polyglot Dictionary

fassungslos

/ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. stunned, speechless

    • Sie starrte ihn fassungslos an.

      She stared at him in disbelief.

Similar words

verblüfft

Fassungslos is stunned to the point of being speechless, often by something upsetting; verblüfft is amazed or baffled, not necessarily upsetting.

Similar in other languages

French

surpris

Close — stunned, speechless relates to surprised (surpris).

Practice

1 What does fassungslos mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie starrte ihn ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fassungslos?

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