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[ uh-ston-ish-muhnt ] / əˈstɒn ɪʃ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR astonishment ON THESAURUS.COM
nounoverpowering wonder or surprise; amazement: He looked with astonishment at his friends. an object or cause of amazement. Origin of astonishmentFirst recorded in 1570–80; astonish + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM astonishmentsu·per·as·ton·ish·ment, nounWords nearby astonishmentAston dark space, stone's throw, a, astonied, astonish, astonishing, astonishment, Astor, Astoria, astound, astounding, astr- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for astonishmentTo his astonishment, the driver found the gate open; guards already had abounded the border post. Iran Says It’s Under Attack by ISIS|Jassem Al Salami|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST What astonishment that such beauty urges me into bed for a nightlong sweaty roll in tangled sheets. Our Doomed Love Affair with Summer|P. J. O’Rourke|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST His friend stares in astonishment at Soyinka, who seems unperturbed. Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The frustrating thing here is the astonishment over it all, over the Iggy Azalea phenomenon. Stop Being So Surprised By the Rise of Iggy Azalea|Kevin Fallon|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now in her 70's, living in Ontario, Feld Carr tells the story with a delightful sense of astonishment that it ever took place. The Woman Who Saved Syria’s Jews|Emma Beals|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST A glance at my watch showed me, to my astonishment, that was tea-time. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 17, 1920|Various Nay”—as the youth looked up in astonishment—“nay, answer me not, for I know what thou wouldst have. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine|Lewis Spence Klootz, to his astonishment, now found himself in a large entrenched camp, where the Dervishes were living in perfect safety. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892|F. R. Wingate Mr. Hearty gazed at the man, his eyes dilated in astonishment. Adventures of Bindle|Herbert George Jenkins At the first shock came Ibn's two thousand warriors from their concealment, and the invaders fell back in astonishment. Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross|Edmund Dulac
British Dictionary definitions for astonishment
nounextreme surprise; amazement 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 Words related to astonishmentbewilderment, consternation, confusion, amazement, awe, wonderment, stunner, shock, stupefaction, wonder, astoundment, one for the books, something else |