how to pronounce удивление

/ʊdʲɪˈvlʲenʲɪje/

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удивление is pronounced in five syllables

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dʲ

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lʲ

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nʲ

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An example use of удивление in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… было удивление когда выяснилось что …”

meanings of удивление

noun:

Astonishment, amazement, surprise, wonder (feeling that something unexpected has happened).

удивление frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word удивление occurs in russian on average 20.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.