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German
Etymology
Participle of the archaic verb entgeistern.
Pronunciation
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- 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
Declension
Positive forms of entgeistert (uncomparable)
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