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Meaning of 'astonishment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Astonishment [ n.]
- The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
- Dismay; consternation.
- The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
- The object causing such an emotion.

Meaning of 'astonishment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . astonishment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
Example in sentence:
  • he looked at me in astonishment

Nearby Words:

astacus astarboard astart astarte astate astatic astatically astaticism astay asteism

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