entgeistert
German
Etymology
Participle of the archaic verb entgeistern.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛntˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ent‧geis‧tert
Adjective
entgeistert (strong nominative masculine singular entgeisterter, not comparable)
- 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 […]
- 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 30:
Declension
Positive forms of entgeistert (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “entgeistert” in Duden online
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