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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

at a loss for words en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Having nothing to say; not knowing what to say; stunned to the point of being speechless.
    • She was at a loss for words when she saw the number of people who had come to grieve for her husband.

Relateds

words fail someone

Synonyms

lost for words

Translations (12)

fr bouche bée (having nothing to say) · tts เบิดคำสิเว้า (having nothing to say) · fi mennä sanattomaksi (having nothing to say) · nl sprakeloos (having nothing to say) · th หมดคำจะพูด (having nothing to say) · th พูดไม่ออก (having nothing to say) · ja 言葉に詰まる (having nothing to say) · pl brak słów (having nothing to say) · ja 言葉に出来ない (having nothing to say) · es corchado (having nothing to say) · ca quedar-se sense paraules (having nothing to say) · fi mykistyä (having nothing to say)