to be confused
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to be surprised
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | to amaze | |
| meaning 1 | to confuse | The many musits thought the which he goes / Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes. |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to surprise | She was amazed that someone could be serious about something so incredibly absurd |
| reference | EngDict.com English Wiktionary | |
| comment | The first meaning is flagged as obsolete in the dictionaries. Example for first meaning is taken from Wiktionary and is by W. Shakespeare |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hill Mari | |
| lexeme | ӧрӓш | |
| meaning 1 | to be confused, not know what to do | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to be surprised | |
| reference | Savatkova 2008 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | şaşmak | |
| meaning 1 | to be confused | Genç kızlar erkeklerin iltifatlarına nasıl karşılık vereceklerini şaşırmışlardı Young girls were confused as to how to respond to men's compliments |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to be surprised | Aynı anda nasıl olur da başka bir iş tutabileceğine şaşar kalırdınız You would be surprised about how s/he could take on another job at the same time |
| reference | GTS | |
| comment | ||