swounds
- interjection
- Archaic
:
¡por Dios!
- Swounds! What a shocking revelation!
Examples
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He cried swounds when he heard the shocking news from the messenger.
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In the old play, a character exclaims swounds at a sudden turn of events.
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Swounds! I have never seen such a thing in all my days.
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I cannot believe it, swounds!
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Swounds! What a shocking revelation to hear after all these years.
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He exclaimed swounds upon discovering the hidden treasure in the cave.
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Swounds! I never expected such unexpected news to arrive so soon.
Synonyms
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7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
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9.9
A word people say to show mild surprise
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7.9
A short cry people make when they feel sudden pain or shock
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9.4
A short informal cry showing surprise or strong feeling
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8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
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9.9
An old-fashioned shout showing surprise, anger, or strong feeling
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9.1
A short sound people make when they feel a quick pain
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9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
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8.9
A short sharp cry showing surprise, fear, or excitement
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9.5
A short word people say when they are surprised or shocked
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9.1
A soft sound you make when something feels good or brings relief
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9.9
A short cry people make to show strong feelings like anger or pain
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8.4
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
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9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
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9.9
A short cry people make when they are suddenly scared
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9.9
A short old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
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9.9
To say an old-fashioned rude word to show surprise or anger
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9.9
An old Irish word said to show surprise or strong feeling
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9.9
An old-fashioned word said to show surprise or strong feeling
An old word people say to show surprise or anger
An old-fashioned shout said to show surprise or shock
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
An old mild word people say when they are annoyed
An old word that people say to show surprise or strong feeling
An old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
A short old Irish phrase people say to show surprise or strong feeling
A word people used long ago to show surprise
An old-fashioned word people say to show surprise
A short word showing surprise or strong feeling often used in Australia
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
Shout loudly because you are surprised or shocked
A rude spoken word used to show surprise, anger or admiration
A short shout showing surprise, alarm, or disbelief
A short cry people say when surprised, hurt, or disgusted
A short sharp sound someone makes to show surprise
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word swounds comes from a shortening of 'God's wounds', an old oath people used when they were surprised or angry. So swounds became a short, strong exclamation of shock or anger, which is why it means that today.