startlementn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːtlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrd(ə)lm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: startle v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < startle v. + -ment suffix Compare earlier startle n.

The state or condition of being startled; sudden surprise or alarm. Also: something that gives rise to this; a startling thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise

marvelc1300

miracle1586

surprise1592

bricolea1631

surprisal1660

thunderbolt1787

startle1823

start1825

startler1829

eye-opener1833

a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837

shock1841

thunder-clap1852

startlement1867

staggerer1872

thunderstroke1880

Scarborough warning1890

surprise packet1900

bombshell1926

curveball1936

turn-up1942

a turn-up for the book(s)1948

conversation stopper1959

left turn1986

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [noun] > action of causing a start > something that causes a start

startle1603

startlement1867

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > fright caused by alarm

frighta1325

affrayc1380

fray1398

gloppeninga1400

alarma1460

scare1548

affright1566

affrightment1593

aghastment1594

surprise1609

gastc1686

gliff1732

stew1806

stink1819

feeze1825

startlement1927

1867 E. S. Elliott Copsley Ann. vi. 324 It would have been a startlement to him.

1927 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 92/2 No startlement was in her face by now.

1960 ‘S. Harvester’ Chinese Hammer i. 10 A strange expression of startlement came into her cool dark eyes.

1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 4 May 3/3 Even so he [sc. a mouse] was dreadfully nervous and would leap like a miniature kangaroo at the least startlement.

2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 209 The startlement could have killed me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	startlement
释义	startlementn. Brit. /ˈstɑːtlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈstɑrd(ə)lm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: startle v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < startle v. + -ment suffix Compare earlier startle n. The state or condition of being startled; sudden surprise or alarm. Also: something that gives rise to this; a startling thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise marvelc1300 miracle1586 surprise1592 bricolea1631 surprisal1660 thunderbolt1787 startle1823 start1825 startler1829 eye-opener1833 a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 shock1841 thunder-clap1852 startlement1867 staggerer1872 thunderstroke1880 Scarborough warning1890 surprise packet1900 bombshell1926 curveball1936 turn-up1942 a turn-up for the book(s)1948 conversation stopper1959 left turn1986 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing physical symptoms > [noun] > action of causing a start > something that causes a start startle1603 startlement1867 the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [noun] > fright caused by alarm frighta1325 affrayc1380 fray1398 gloppeninga1400 alarma1460 scare1548 affright1566 affrightment1593 aghastment1594 surprise1609 gastc1686 gliff1732 stew1806 stink1819 feeze1825 startlement1927 1867 E. S. Elliott Copsley Ann. vi. 324 It would have been a startlement to him. 1927 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 92/2 No startlement was in her face by now. 1960 ‘S. Harvester’ Chinese Hammer i. 10 A strange expression of startlement came into her cool dark eyes. 1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 4 May 3/3 Even so he [sc. a mouse] was dreadfully nervous and would leap like a miniature kangaroo at the least startlement. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 209 The startlement could have killed me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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