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Astonishment
//əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt// noun
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Noun
- 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 the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising wordnet
- 3 Something very surprising. countable, uncountable
"(colloquial)"
- 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 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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- 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.
See also for "astonishment"
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