German

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Middle Low German vordutten. See verdutzt for more.

Verb

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verdutzen (weak, third-person singular present verdutzt, past tense verdutzte, past participle verdutzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (rare) to flabbergast, stun, confuse, baffle

Usage notes

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  • Mostly ad-hoc derivation from verdutzt; comparable to the verb to flabbergast versus the much commoner flabbergasted.

Conjugation

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