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astonishment

[ uh-ston-ish-muhnt ]

noun

  1. overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement:

    He looked with astonishment at his friends.

  2. an object or cause of amazement.


astonishment

/ əˈstɒnɪʃmənt /

noun

  1. extreme surprise; amazement
  2. a cause of amazement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • super·as·tonish·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of astonishment1

First recorded in 1570–80; astonish + -ment
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Example Sentences

On Thursday, multiple Democrats stood to speak against the bill in both House and Senate, many expressing astonishment at the Republican argument that the measure would improve the voter experience.

As Truffles approached me on an overhanging branch, my unsentimental friend remarked with astonishment that the animal clearly knew me.

Much to our collective astonishment, Chris ended up joining the military.

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It's the right mix of news reporting, astonishment and outrage.

In March of 2020 I watched in astonishment and fear as the pandemic reached my state, the numbers of infected persons increasing in real time as our hospital scrambled to respond.

To his astonishment, the driver found the gate open; guards already had abounded the border post.

What astonishment that such beauty urges me into bed for a nightlong sweaty roll in tangled sheets.

His friend stares in astonishment at Soyinka, who seems unperturbed.

The frustrating thing here is the astonishment over it all, over the Iggy Azalea phenomenon.

Now in her 70's, living in Ontario, Feld Carr tells the story with a delightful sense of astonishment that it ever took place.

Georgie now, to her astonishment, found her movements invariably chronicled in the society journals.

It was considerably to Justice Haggard's astonishment that he heard of the invitation to his son and his son's wife.

Marcella stood all this while, leaning against the tapestry, in a silent astonishment of thought and feeling.

Lucy clapped her hands with delight, her more staid cousin was rapt in pleased astonishment.

The bridge that spanned it had, to Harry's astonishment, been only partially destroyed; it could easily be crossed.

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