astonishment
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astonishment
- /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ UK
- /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ US
noun astonishments
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The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.
Similar: amazement, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment
- Something very surprising. (colloquial)
- Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body. […] there followeth astonishment of the leg that is neere, that it can neither be stretched out right, nor he cannot go on his feet.
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Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Similar: stupor
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Loss of composure or presence of mind.
[…] where of his cruell rage
Nigh dead with feare, and faint astonishment,
Shee found them both in darkesome corner pent;
Similar: consternation, dismay
Translations
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noun amazing thing
| Português | surpresa |
|---|
noun amazement, great surprise
| Español | asombro, estupefacción, sorpresa, extrañeza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 놀람 nollam, 놀라움 nollaum |
| 日本語 | 驚き odoroki, 驚愕 kyōgaku |
| 中文 | 驚愕 /惊愕 jīng'è, 驚異 /惊异 jīngyì |
| Português | surpresa |
| Français | étonnement |
| Deutsch | Staunen, Erstaunen, Verwunderung |
| Italiano | stupore, meraviglia, sorpresa, sbigottimento, attonimento |
| Ελληνικά | έκπληξη ékplixi, κατάπληξη katáplixi, σοκ sok |
| Română | uimire, surprindere |
| Русский | удивле́ние udivlénije, изумле́ние izumlénije |
| العربية | ذُهُول ḏuhūl, دَهْشَة dahša, تَعَجُّب taʕajjub |
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title = {astonishment},
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