verdutzt
German
editEtymology
edit18th century, from Low German verduttet, participle of Middle Low German vordutten (“to confuse, madden”). Cognate with Icelandic dotta (“to nod off”). The form with -tz- may be a mechanical adaptation to the Standard German consonantism or alternatively a derivation with the intensive suffix -sen.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editverdutzt (strong nominative masculine singular verdutzter, comparative verdutzter, superlative am verdutztesten)
- stunned, baffled, puzzled, disconcerted
- Synonyms: erstaunt, überrascht, verblüfft, verwirrt, baff
Declension
editPositive forms of verdutzt
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Participle
editverdutzt
- (rare) past participle of verdutzen