şaşkınlık

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شاشقینلق (şaşkınlık). Equivalent to şaşkın (suprised, bewildered, confused, clueless) +‎ -lık (-ness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʃ.kɯnˈɫɯk/

Noun

şaşkınlık (definite accusative şaşkınlığı, plural şaşkınlıklar)

  1. bewilderment, confusion, disarray, perplexity, puzzlement, the state of being confused or bewildered
    Synonym: karışıklık
  2. surprise, astonishment, stupefaction, amazement, disbelief, the state of being surprised or stupefied
    Synonym: hayret
  3. stupidity, imbecility, unintelligence, stolidness, dumbness, cluelessness, obliviousness, the state or being stupid, imbecile, or dumb
    Synonyms: bönlük, salaklık