Bestürzung
German, noun/bəˈʃtʏʁt͡sʊŋ/
Bestürzung is spelled B-E-S-T-Ü-R-Z-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bestürzung is a German feminine noun meaning “dismay, consternation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefühl zufolge einer unerwarteten schlechten Nachricht”.
What does Bestürzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedismay, consternation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefühl zufolge einer unerwarteten schlechten Nachricht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Bestürzung?
- /bəˈʃtʏʁt͡sʊŋ/
- [bəˈʃtʏʁt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bestürzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bestürzung in German?
Bestürzung appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).