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astonishment

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a·ston·ish·ment  (-stnsh-mnt)
n.
1. Great surprise or amazement.
2. A cause of amazement; a marvel.

astonishment [əˈstɒnɪʃmənt]
n
1. extreme surprise; amazement
2. a cause of amazement
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.astonishmentastonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
wonder, wonderment, admiration - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
surprise - the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
stupefaction - a feeling of stupefied astonishment

astonishment
noun amazement, surprise, wonder, confusion, awe, consternation, bewilderment, wonderment, stupefaction 'What?' she asked in astonishment.
Translations
astonishment [əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] Nasombro m; (stronger) → estupefacción f
a look of astonishmentuna mirada de asombro; (stronger) → una mirada de estupefacción
her astonishment at my good fortunesu asombro or sorpresa ante mi buena suerte
to my astonishmentpara mi asombro or sorpresa
astonishment [əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] n(grand) étonnement m, stupéfaction f
in astonishment → avec stupéfaction
to my astonishment → à ma stupéfaction
astonishment
nErstaunen nt, → Überraschung f (→ at über +acc); look of astonishmenterstaunter or überraschter Blick; she looked at me in (complete) astonishmentsie sah mich (ganz) erstaunt or überrascht an; to my astonishmentzu meinem Erstaunen
astonishment [əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] nstupore m, meraviglia
in astonishment → in modo attonito
she gave me a look of astonishment → mi ha lanciato uno sguardo stupito
to my astonishment → con mia gran meraviglia, con mio grande stupore
astonishment [əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] nstupore m, meraviglia
in astonishment → in modo attonito
she gave me a look of astonishment → mi ha lanciato uno sguardo stupito
to my astonishment → con mia gran meraviglia, con mio grande stupore


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To my astonishment I butted into Umbopa, who was walking along immediately behind me, and very evidently had been listening with the greatest interest to my conversation with Infadoos.
" interrupted the other in astonishment and admiration - "you got away with what that fellow had?
The lady's eyes were round with astonishment for a moment, for she could not remember her transformation, nor imagine what had restored her to life.
 
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