forbløffe

verbverb

to astonish, amaze · to disconcert

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk ‘skremme’, av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess; beslektet med bløffeto bluff · to make things up, to talk big from Low German 'to frighten', from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess; related to bløffeto bluff · to make things up, to talk big

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

bringe ut av fatning;
overraske to disconcert;
to astonish

uten å la seg forbløffe without being fazed
bli forbløffet to be astonished