สะเทือนขวัญ

sà-teuuan kwăn

Meanings

1NounB2

shocking; traumatic; deeply disturbing

Causing strong feelings of fear, shock, or trauma; deeply disturbing. (e.g., a shocking event, a traumatic story).

Examples

ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapเครื่องบินkrêuuang binเครื่องบินkrêuuang binairplane; aeroplane; plane (fixed-wing aircraft)ตกเป็นdtòk bpenตกเป็นdtòk bpen1[to] become; end up (as)2[to] fall to; go to; come under [sb]'s possession/controlเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสะเทือนขวัญsà-teuuan kwănสะเทือนขวัญsà-teuuan kwăn1shocking; traumatic; deeply disturbing2[to] shock; traumatize [sb]มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The news of the plane crash was a very traumatic story.
2NounB2

[to] shock; traumatize [sb]

To cause someone to feel deeply shocked, disturbed, or traumatized.

Examples

ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)สะเทือนขวัญsà-teuuan kwănสะเทือนขวัญsà-teuuan kwăn1shocking; traumatic; deeply disturbing2[to] shock; traumatize [sb]ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)ประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; state
The news of that accident deeply disturbed people all over the country.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สะเทือนsà-teuuanสะเทือนsà-teuuan1[to] shake; vibrate; tremble; quake2[to be] affected; impacted; unsettled3[to] shock; distress (emotionally)4shaky; unsettledPart 1
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ขวัญkwănขวัญkwăn1spirit; vital essence2morale; courage3gift; souvenir (token of goodwill)4fright; shock (set phrase)Part 2
สะเทือนขวัญsà-teuuan kwănสะเทือนขวัญsà-teuuan kwănshocking; traumatic; deeply disturbing