verdutzt

== German == === Etymology === 18th century, from Low German verduttet, participle of Middle Low German vordutten (“to confuse, madden”). Cognate with Icelandic dotta (“to nod off”). The form with -tz- may be a mechanical adaptation to the Standard German consonantism or alternatively a derivation with the intensive suffix -sen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ferˈdʊtst/, [fɐˈdʊt͡st], [fɛɐ̯-] === Adjective === verdutzt (strong nominative masculine singular verdutzter, comparative verdutzter, superlative am verdutztesten) stunned, baffled, puzzled, disconcerted Synonyms: erstaunt, überrascht, verblüfft, verwirrt, baff, verdattert ==== Declension ==== === Participle === verdutzt (rare) past participle of verdutzen === Further reading === “verdutzt” in Duden online “verdutzt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)