huh
Say that again?
Huh represents a speech sound that people make when they don’t hear or understand properly.
It has been extended to express disbelief or contempt.
Requesting clarification or repetition
Lack of firm belief
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
disbelief · dubious · quizzical · unconvinced · wary · mistrustful · hesitant · guarded
State of being baffled
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- incomprehensionLack of understanding
misunderstanding · disorientation · befuddlement · mystification · nonplussed · stumped · clueless · daze
Inability to accept something
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- stupefactionMental numbness from shock
flabbergast · gobsmacked · dumbfounded · stunned · thunderstruck · speechless · agape · double-take
what
Requesting clarification or repetition
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
cynicism · disbelief · dubious · quizzical · unconvinced · wary · mistrustful · hesitant · guarded · leery
puzzlement
State of being baffled
- bewildermentState of being baffled
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- bafflementMental state of confusion
incomprehension · misunderstanding · disorientation · befuddlement · mystification · nonplussed · stumped · clueless · daze · quandary
incredulity
Inability to accept something
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
stupefaction · flabbergast · gobsmacked · dumbfounded · stunned · thunderstruck · speechless · agape · double-take · wide-eyed
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Spoken hesitation marker
well · so · anyway · basically · actually · y'know · right · okay
- clarification requestswhat do you mean, pardon, excuse me, say again, come again
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- disbeliefdisbelief, no way, incredulity, unbelievable, yeah right
- say again?repeat, pardon, what, sorry, excuse me