astonishment
Americannoun
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overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement.
He looked with astonishment at his friends.
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an object or cause of amazement.
noun
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extreme surprise; amazement
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a cause of amazement
Other Word Forms
- superastonishment noun
Etymology
Origin of astonishment
Example Sentences
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Then to my astonishment she added, “First though, give me a hand with the tea things.”
From Literature
To our astonishment, the airman was speaking to Mutti in almost perfect German.
From Literature
That feeling of a parent’s pleasant astonishment at how their children carried themselves became a part of the making of the Aselton-Duplass family’s “Their Town” as well.
From Los Angeles Times
To the great astonishment of me and Lloyd and probably Dad, Tansy barked, “They aren’t going to put that pointer in the ground. It’s worth good money, and there’s plenty of use left in it!”
From Literature
To his astonishment, Renn knocked an arrow and let fly, and a willow grouse thudded into the moss.
From Literature
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