Etymology[edit]
Verbal noun to the archaic bestyrte (“astound, astonish”) + -else.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bestyrtəlsə/, [b̥eˈsd̥yɐ̯ˀd̥əlsə]
bestyrtelse c (singular definite bestyrtelsen, not used in plural form)
- dismay
- consternation
Synonyms[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
bestyrtelse
- consternation, dismay