Word of the day - GOBSMACKED

The word today is Gobsmacked

Gobsmacked is an adjective and means the following:

- To be rendered speechless or bereft of words through shock or awe

- To be so utterly surprised or astounded one cannot speak

- When your senses or feelings are so overwhelmed you cannot speak

Gobsmacked is mostly used in the UK, but spreading via media use

Gobsmacked is a "shorthand" for other expressions of astoundment

Gobsmacked is now regarded as slang, though it is s proper word

One could say, "I was so shocked I was gobsmacked"

I could say of another, "his shock was so great he was gobstruck"

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