Spanish word

pasmar

Pronunciation

IPA/pasˈmaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbleave stunned

Example

La noticia me pasmó.

The news left me stunned.

Illustration for pasmar (leave stunned)

More examples

El final de la película nos pasmó.

The ending of the film left us stunned.

Core concept

Person struck speechless with a slightly recoiled body.

Common phrases

  • pasmar a alguien

    leave someone stunned

  • pasmar a la gente

    leave people stunned

Similar words

sorprender: Shows quick surprise in reaction to something unexpected.
impresionar: Produces a powerful, lingering impression on feelings or the senses.
aturdir: Suffers brief mental numbness or disorientation after a sharp stimulus.
estupefactar: Is struck dumb and motionless by intense, stupefying amazement.

Definition in Spanish

Producir en alguien una impresión tan fuerte que quede atónito o paralizado.

Word origin

The verb traces to the noun pasmo and the verbalizing suffix -ar via medieval Latin pasmare, while the deeper origin is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • In everyday use pasmar signals a stronger, often physically paralyzing reaction than sorprender and suits sudden overwhelming events.

Other meanings

  • leave speechlessverb
  • astonishverb
  • surpriseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • pasmadostunnedadjective
  • pasmoastonishmentnoun
  • pasmantestunningadjective

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