for example.. when someone tells you a price of something is a thousand dollars, you retort back with disbelief, accentuating each word, "A thousand dollars???"
2006-07-18 16:26:20 · 8 answers · asked by jim k 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
flabbergasted:
adj : as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: dumbfounded, dumfounded, stupefied, thunderstruck]
flab·ber·gast:
tr.v. flab·ber·gast·ed, flab·ber·gast·ing, flab·ber·gasts
To cause to be overcome with astonishment; astound.
2006-07-18 16:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by down2earthsmiles 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The best I can find is "repetition with rising intonation, indicating surprise or disbelief" which doesn't really roll off the tongue, but there y'are!
2006-07-19 00:26:36 · answer #2 · answered by confused 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Negative-as hole-rolling in self pity-arrogant-close minded-set in there ways- Should I continue?
2006-07-19 00:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by yowhatup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
disbelief is usually what causes that reaction, I don't think there is another word for that.
2006-07-18 23:31:32 · answer #4 · answered by feline_de_bourges 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about astounded, Jim, or astonishment? Or flabbergasted?
2006-07-18 23:47:57 · answer #5 · answered by Serena 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about "ARE YOU JOKING?" Maybe 'echo' is the right word.
2006-07-19 00:16:39 · answer #6 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm speechless!
2006-07-18 23:53:55 · answer #7 · answered by eyesee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
REALLLYYY????
2006-07-18 23:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by NinaWina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋