entgeistert

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German

Etymology

Participle of the archaic verb entgeistern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]
  • Hyphenation: ent‧geis‧tert

Adjective

entgeistert (not comparable)

  1. dumbfounded
    • 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 30:
      Der Professor sah mich plötzlich verwirrt und ganz entgeistert an, ich dachte, er hätte mich nicht verstanden […]
      The professor suddenly looked at me confused and completely dumbfounded, I thought, he had not understood me […]

Declension

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