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a·ston·ish·ment

(ə-stŏn′ĭsh-mənt)

1. Great surprise or amazement.

2. A cause of amazement; a marvel.

astonishment

(əˈstɒnɪʃmənt)

1. extreme surprise; amazement

2. a cause of amazement

as•ton•ish•ment

(əˈstɒn ɪʃ mənt)

n.

1. overpowering wonder; amazement.

2. an object or cause of amazement.

[1570–80]

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Noun

astonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"

amazement

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.

astonishment

noun

1. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding:

amaze, amazement, awe, marvel, wonder, wonderment.

Archaic: admiration, dread.

2. One that evokes great surprise and admiration:

marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, stunner, wonder, wonderment.

Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.

Translations

دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب

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astonishment

[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] N → asombro m; (stronger) → estupefacción f
a look of astonishment → una mirada de asombro; (stronger) → una mirada de estupefacción
her astonishment at my good fortune → su asombro or sorpresa ante mi buena suerte
to my astonishment → para mi asombro or sorpresa

astonishment

[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] n → (grand) étonnement m, stupéfaction f
in astonishment → avec stupéfaction
to my astonishment → à ma stupéfaction

astonishment

n → Erstaunen nt, → Überraschung f (→ at über +acc); look of astonishment → erstaunter or überraschter Blick; she looked at me in (complete) astonishment → sie sah mich (ganz) erstaunt or überrascht an; to my astonishment → zu meinem Erstaunen

astonishment

[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] n → stupore 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

astonish

(əˈstoniʃ) verb

to surprise greatly. I was astonished by his ignorance.

aˈstonishing adjective

an astonishing sight.

aˈstonishment noun

To my astonishment she burst into tears.

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