what was that
Please repeat yourself
An expression requesting clarification or repetition of something just heard or witnessed.
It can be genuine confusion What was that? I couldn't hear you or rhetorical disbelief at something surprising or outrageous What was that? Did he really just say that?
The phrase often carries an edge of challenge or incredulity, demanding explanation for unexpected behavior.
Intense sudden wonder
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- startleFrighten suddenly
- bewildermentState of being baffled
wonder · disbelief · incredulity · gobsmacked · dumbfounded · speechless · stunned · taken aback
Request for information
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
puzzlement · investigation · clarification · replay · rewind · come again · say again · repeat
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- incredulityInability to accept something
- distrustAbsence of confidence
questioning · challenge · really · seriously · no way · you're kidding · get out · yeah right
astonishment
Intense sudden wonder
bewilderment · wonder · disbelief · incredulity · gobsmacked · dumbfounded · speechless · stunned · taken aback · double-take
inquiry
Request for information
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
wonder · puzzlement · investigation · clarification · replay · rewind · come again · say again · repeat · explain
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- incredulityInability to accept something
distrust · questioning · challenge · really · seriously · no way · you're kidding · get out · yeah right · as if
what was thatgot it
Acknowledgment of comprehension
I understand · understood · acknowledged · copy that · roger that