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/əstˈɑnɪʃmənt/ Listen

noun

Astonishment n.

The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. (Obs.) "A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say."

Dismay; consternation. (Archaic)

The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement. "Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment."

The object causing such an emotion. "Thou shalt become an astonishment."

Synonyms: Amazement; wonder; surprise.

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... north, violent gusts appeared to be travelling in various directions, but, to our astonishment, these gusts, after approaching our position at a great rate, appeared to curve upwards; the water close to the ship was disturbed, and nothing else. This curious phenomenon lasted for about an hour and then the wind came with a rush from the south-east, testing ...

— The Home of the Blizzard • Douglas Mawson

... day, very early, Dr. Warwick went to the pond. To his astonishment, he found that the pike knew and remembered him. The fish came to the edge of the pond, placed his jaw upon the toe of the doctor's boot, let himself be taken hold of and caressed, and allowed the wound to be examined. It was much better. When the doctor walked along the side of the ...

— What the Animals Do and Say • Eliza Lee Follen

... and he stared in astonishment at the fierce face before him, reading therein so much determination to carry the threat into effect that he subsided sulkily in his corner, and turned away his face, for every time he glanced at the other end of the carriage it was ...

— Quicksilver - The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel • George Manville Fenn

... Mr. Blunt's face became as still as a mask and then instead of an angry it assumed an indulgent expression. As to me I had a rapid vision of Dominic's astonishment, awe, and sarcasm which was always as tolerant as it is possible for sarcasm to be. But what a charming, gentle, gay, and fearless companion she would have made! I believed in her fearlessness in any adventure that would interest her. It would be a new occasion ...

— The Arrow of Gold - a story between two notes • Joseph Conrad

... grown-up lady when I get near the General's house," she resolved. "Won't Winifred be surprised when she knows that the English General thought I really was grown up?" and Ruth gave a little laugh of delight at the thought of her friend's astonishment, quite forgetting all the troubles that had seemed so overpowering an ...

— A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia • Alice Turner Curtis

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