"he was shocked by the bluntness of her refusal" in German He was shocked by the bluntness of her refusal. Ihre glatte Absage hat ihn regelrecht schockiert. Detailed translations for "he was shocked by the bluntness of her refusal" He was shocked by the bluntness of her refusal. He was shocked by the bluntness of her refusal. Ihre glatte Absage hat ihn regelrecht schockiert.