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