verblüfft

/fɛɐ̯ˈblʏft/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. amazed, baffled

    • Er sah sie verblüfft an.

      He looked at her, baffled.

Similar words

erstaunt

Erstaunt is astonished, surprised; verblüfft is stronger, amazed to the point of being baffled or at a loss for words.

fassungslos

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 — amazed, baffled relates to surprised (surpris).

Practice

1 What does verblüfft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er sah sie ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verblüfft?

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