phenomenon
US /fəˈnɑməˌnɑn/
Definition
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Online shopping has become a worldwide phenomenon in recent years.
Synonyms
- occurrencean event that happens
- eventsomething that happens at a given place and time
- marvelsomething that causes feelings of wonder
Collocations
- Easy rare natural phenomenondescribing rare natural phenomenon (not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness)
- Medium widespread cultural consumer phenomenondescribing widespread cultural consumer phenomenon (widely circulated or diffused)
- Hard analyze the socioeconomic phenomenon thoroughlyto analyze the socioeconomic phenomenon thoroughly, meaning to consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- Very Hard ephemeral phenomenon destined to fade quicklydescribing ephemeral phenomenon destined to fade quickly (anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form)
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