gobsmacked

adjective

gob·smacked ˈgäb-ˌsmakt

chiefly British, informal

: overwhelmed with wonder, surprise, or shock : astounded

Several minutes later I touch the bottom, pleased to discover that Louise—despite all her experience exploring caves elsewhere in the world—is as gobsmacked as I am. "This place is huge, and daylit," she says, her face glazed with awe.—

Gregory Crouch

Thus, when the cell-phone video surfaced, fashion insiders were so gobsmacked that to this day they'll tell you where they were when they first heard about it.—

Ingrid Sischy

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The group — consisting of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass — spent their time onstage reminiscing about their MTV salad days, basking in the glow of the adoring audience, and getting some serious love from a gobsmacked Swift. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023 The phrase appeared last March, much as a wildflower might: with sudden, almost gobsmacked abandon, born in preparation of its own demise. —

Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2021 Everyone, including the Israeli delegation, looked gobsmacked. —

Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019