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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chauṅkāne vālī bāt
"चुनाव का परिणाम एक बड़ा शॉकर था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An event, piece of news, or person that causes intense surprise, shock, or dismay.
"The election results turned out to be a major shocker for political analysts." - 2
Something of extremely poor quality or a terrible performance.
"His performance in the second half was an absolute shocker."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'shock' (from Middle French 'choquer', ultimately of Germanic origin) combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Originally referring to something or someone that causes physical or emotional shock, it has evolved in modern slang to denote a surprising event or a hand gesture.
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révélation choquante
Transliteration: ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃ ʃɔ.kɑ̃t
"Cette nouvelle a été un véritable shocker pour nous."
Schocker
Transliteration: ˈʃɔkɐ
"Das Wahlergebnis war ein echter Schocker."
notizia sconvolgente
Transliteration: noˈtittsja skonvolˈdʒɛnte
"La sua decisione improvvisa è stata un vero shocker."
sorpresa desagradable
Transliteration: soɾˈpɾesa desaɣɾaˈdale
"El resultado del partido fue un total shocker."
surpresa chocante
Transliteration: suɾˈpɾezɐ ʃoˈkɐ̃tʃi
"A notícia da demissão foi um verdadeiro shocker."
चौंकाने वाली बात
Transliteration: chauṅkāne vālī bāt
"चुनाव का परिणाम एक बड़ा शॉकर था।"
令人震惊的事
Transliteration: lìng rén zhèn jīng de shì
"比赛结果真是一个巨大的惊吓。"
충격적인 일
Transliteration: chunggyeokjeogin il
"이번 선거 결과는 큰 충격이었다."
ショックな出来事
Transliteration: shokkuna dekigoto
"そのニュースは彼らにとって大きなショックだった。"
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