Showstopper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈoʊstɑːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈəʊstɒpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈəʊstɒpə/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈoʊstɑːpɚ/.

Examples

she has a show-stopper of a smile
the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

show-stopper stopper

Parts of Speech

noun	an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
noun	something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal “she has a show-stopper of a smile”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

un incontournable

un acte si frappant ou impressionnant que le spectacle doit être retardé jusqu'à ce que le public se calme

🇪🇸Spanish

espectacular

un acto tan sorprendente o impresionante que el espectáculo debe retrasarse hasta que el público se calme

🇮🇹Italian

spettacolo

un atto così sorprendente o impressionante che lo spettacolo deve essere ritardato finché il pubblico non si calma

🇵🇹Portuguese

empecilho

um ato tão marcante ou impressionante que o show deve ser adiado até que o público se acalme

🇷🇺Russian

зрелище

выступление настолько яркое или впечатляющее, что представление приходится отложить до тех пор, пока публика не успокоится

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शो स्टोपर

कोई अभिनय इतना प्रभावशाली या प्रभावशाली कि दर्शकों के शांत होने तक शो को विलंबित किया जाना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

শোস্টপার

একটি অভিনয় এত আকর্ষণীয় বা চিত্তাকর্ষক যে দর্শকদের শান্ত না হওয়া পর্যন্ত শোটি বিলম্বিত হতে হবে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷோஸ்டாப்பர்

பார்வையாளர்கள் அமைதியடையும் வரை நிகழ்ச்சி தாமதமாக வேண்டும் என்பதற்காக மிகவும் பிரமிக்க வைக்கும் அல்லது ஈர்க்கக்கூடிய செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

షోస్టాపర్

ప్రేక్షకులు నిశ్శబ్దం అయ్యేంత వరకు ప్రదర్శన ఆలస్యమయ్యేలా ఆకట్టుకునే లేదా ఆకట్టుకునే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

शोस्टॉपर

इतकी धक्कादायक किंवा प्रभावी कृती की प्रेक्षक शांत होईपर्यंत शोला उशीर झाला पाहिजे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોસ્ટોપર

એક કૃત્ય એટલું આકર્ષક અથવા પ્રભાવશાળી છે કે જ્યાં સુધી પ્રેક્ષકો શાંત ન થાય ત્યાં સુધી શોમાં વિલંબ થવો જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಸ್ಟಾಪರ್

ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ಶಾಂತವಾಗುವವರೆಗೆ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ವಿಳಂಬಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕಾದಷ್ಟು ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವಶಾಲಿ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷോസ്റ്റോപ്പർ

പ്രേക്ഷകർ ശാന്തമാകുന്നത് വരെ ഷോ വൈകിപ്പിക്കണം എന്ന തരത്തിൽ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੋਸਟੌਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਐਕਟ ਇੰਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸ਼ੋਅ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਰੀ ਹੋਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਦਰਸ਼ਕ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

شو اسٹاپپر

ایک ایسا عمل جو اتنا حیران کن یا متاثر کن ہے کہ شو کو اس وقت تک موخر کر دینا چاہیے جب تک کہ سامعین خاموش نہ ہو جائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

搅局者

表演如此引人注目或令人印象深刻，以至于演出必须推迟到观众安静下来

🇯🇵Japanese

注目の的

観客が静まるまでショーを延期しなければならないほど印象的または印象的な行為

🇰🇷Korean

쇼스토퍼

너무 눈에 띄거나 인상적이어서 청중이 조용해질 때까지 쇼를 연기해야 하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người biểu diễn

một hành động nổi bật hoặc ấn tượng đến mức buổi biểu diễn phải bị trì hoãn cho đến khi khán giả im lặng

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้แสดง

การแสดงที่โดดเด่นหรือน่าประทับใจจนต้องเลื่อนการแสดงออกไปจนกว่าผู้ชมจะเงียบลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghenti pertunjukan

suatu tindakan yang begitu mencolok atau mengesankan sehingga pertunjukannya harus ditunda sampai penontonnya tenang

🇲🇾Malay

tempat pertunjukan

perbuatan yang begitu menarik atau mengagumkan sehingga persembahan mesti ditangguhkan sehingga penonton tenang

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

نمایش دهنده

عملی به قدری چشمگیر یا تاثیرگذار که نمایش باید تا زمانی که تماشاگر ساکت شود به تعویق بیفتد

🇹🇷Turkish

gösteriyi durduran şey

Gösterinin seyirciler susana kadar ertelenmesini gerektirecek kadar çarpıcı veya etkileyici bir hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

שואוסטופר

מעשה כל כך בולט או מרשים שיש לדחות את ההופעה עד שהקהל ישתוק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'showstopper'?

The primary meaning of 'showstopper' is 'an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'showstopper' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'showstopper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'showstopper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'showstopper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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