Is "Охуеть!" offensive?

Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.

How do you pronounce "Охуеть!"?

Say it "ah-khoo-YET" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɐxʊˈjetʲ.

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Russian · Mat: The Four Roots

Охуеть!

okhuyet'

ah-khoo-YET · /ɐxʊˈjetʲ/

Holy shit / fucking hell / to be floored

4/5 Fighting words

aimed at a person, will start something

Literally

"To be dick-struck / stunned senseless (from 'khuy')"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

From the "khuy" root — to be so stunned you lose your senses. As an interjection it's "holy fucking shit"; as a verb it means someone's overstepped wildly ("ty okhuel?" = have you lost your damn mind?). Heavy mat, genuinely aggressive in the verb sense. The clean ladder: okhuyet' → ofiget' → obaldet'. Comprehension first; deploy essentially never.

Heard in the wild

Такие цены? Охуеть можно.

Prices like that? You could lose your mind.

Where it lands

Russia (universal); mat — do not deploy casually

Quick answers

What does "Охуеть!" mean?: In Russian, "Охуеть!" means "Holy shit / fucking hell / to be floored". Literally it's "To be dick-struck / stunned senseless (from 'khuy')". From the "khuy" root — to be so stunned you lose your senses. As an interjection it's "holy fucking shit"; as a verb it means someone's overstepped wildly ("ty okhuel?" = have you lost your damn mind?). Heavy mat, genuinely aggressive in the verb sense. The clean ladder: okhuyet' → ofiget' → obaldet'. Comprehension first; deploy essentially never.
Is "Охуеть!" offensive?: Yes — very. It rates 4/5 on the Punch-o-Meter (Fighting words). aimed at a person, will start something. Read the usage note before you even think about it.
How do you pronounce "Охуеть!"?: Say it "ah-khoo-YET" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: ɐxʊˈjetʲ.

Related in Russian

Блин! blin BLEEN Damn! / Darn! / Shoot! Чёрт! chyort CHORT Damn! / Hell! Ё-моё! yo-moyo YO mah-YO Oh boy! / Geez! / Good grief! Ёлки-палки! yolki-palki YOL-kee PAHL-kee Good grief! / For heaven's sake! Офигеть! ofiget' ah-fee-GYET Wow! / Holy cow! / No way! Ни фига! ni figa nee fee-GAH No way! / Nothing at all! / Like hell!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "Unbelievable".

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