Astonishment

//əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. countable, uncountable

    "The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook."

  2. 2
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising wordnet
  3. 3
    Something very surprising. countable, uncountable

    "(colloquial)"

  4. 4
    Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] there followeth astonishment of the leg that is neere, that it can neither be stretched out right, nor he cannot go on his feet."

  5. 5
    Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment."

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  1. 6
    Loss of composure or presence of mind. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] where of his cruell rage Nigh dead with feare, and faint astonishment, Shee found them both in darkesome corner pent;"

Etymology

From astonish + -ment.

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