"неужели" meaning in Russian

See неужели in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [nʲɪʊˈʐɛlʲɪ] Audio: Ru-неужели.ogg Forms: неуже́ли [canonical], neužéli [romanization], неуже́ль [alternative]
Etymology: Univerbation of не (ne, “not”) + уже́ (užé, “already”) + ли (li, interrogative particle). Cognates include Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé), Belarusian няўжо́ (njaŭžó) Etymology templates: {{univerbation|ru}} Univerbation, {{cog|uk|невже́}} Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé), {{cog|be|няўжо́}} Belarusian няўжо́ (njaŭžó) Head templates: {{head|ru|particle|head=неуже́ли}} неуже́ли • (neužéli)
  1. really?, is it possible?, indeed Synonyms: неу́жто, ра́зве, не́што
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