adjectiveadverb

fassungslos

dumbfounded · stunned

The German word "fassungslos" is an adjective that means "speechless" or "stunned". It is derived from the verb "fassen" which means "to grasp" or "to understand". "Fassungslos" can also mean "shocked" or "dumbfounded". Similar words in German include "sprachlos" (speechless), "verblüfft" (astonished), and "verwirrt" (confused).

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Examples

Er ist fassungslos wegen des Ergebnisses.adjective

He is dumbfounded because of the result.

Als ich den Preis hörte, war ich fassungslos.adjective

When I heard the price, I was stunned.

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