とんだ・飛んだtonda

JLPT N1approx.Common

Definitions

pre-noun adjectivalunexpected; unlikely; strange
pre-noun adjectivalterrible; awful; horrible; serious; outrageous
証人しょうにん喚問かんもんはとんだ騒さわぎになってしまいました。↗
The confirmation hearings turned into a free-for-all.
adverbvery; extremely

Synonyms & antonyms

飛んだ is the past form of 飛ぶ used directly before a noun to stress that something is unexpected, unlikely, strange, or terrible—typically an unwelcome surprise such as a serious blunder or mishap.

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Japanese definitions

思おもいがけない

English equivalents

unlikely unexpected awful

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