şaşkınlık
noun C1- bewilderment, confusion, disarray, perplexity, puzzlement, the state of being confused or bewildered
- surprise, astonishment, stupefaction, amazement, disbelief, the state of being surprised or stupefied
- stupidity, imbecility, unintelligence, stolidness, dumbness, cluelessness, obliviousness, the state or being stupid, imbecile, or dumb
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of şaşkınlık becomes ğ before a vowel: şaşkınlığım. The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.
The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The k of şaşkınlık becomes ğ before a vowel: şaşkınlığında. The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: şaşkınlığında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The k of şaşkınlık becomes ğ before a vowel: şaşkınlığıyla. The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -ı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: şaşkınlığıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Gördükleri manzara karşısında bütün misafirler büyük bir şaşkınlık içinde donup kaldılar.
Faced with the scene they saw, all the guests froze in great astonishment.
Arkadaşları şaşkınlıkla bu küçücük mumun o kadar büyük bir kazanı nasıl ısıtacağını sordular.
His friends asked in astonishment how this tiny candle would heat such a large pot.
Onun bu garip hareketini gören komşuları, büyük bir şaşkınlık içinde yanına yaklaştılar.
Seeing this strange action of his, his neighbors approached him in great astonishment.
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