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Definition of Astonishment
1. Noun. The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. "He looked at me in astonishment"
Generic synonyms: Feeling
Specialized synonyms: Admiration, Wonder, Wonderment, Surprise, Stupefaction
Derivative terms: Amaze, Astonish
Definition of Astonishment
1. n. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
Definition of Astonishment
1. Noun. amazement, great surprise ¹
2. Noun. An amazing thing or phenomenon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astonishment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astonishment
Literary usage of Astonishment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1895)
"... Knight was filled with astonishment, no less at the generosity of Rebecca, by
which, however, he resolved he would not profit, than that of the robbers, ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"The bubble, of course, immediately vanished ; and I certainly never saw astonishment
more strongly depicted. On then blowing another bubble, ..."
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