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astonishment
[uh-ston-ish-muhnt]
noun
overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement.
He looked with astonishment at his friends.
an object or cause of amazement.
astonishment
/ əˈɒɪʃəԳ /
noun
extreme surprise; amazement
a cause of amazement
Other Word Forms
- superastonishment noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of astonishment1
Example Sentences
For real — not like the astonishment Zoë Kravitz feigned in a Golden Globes-set episode of “The Studio,” faking disbelief at the podium when she knew all along that she was going to win.
Forbes said she listened with "absolute astonishment" to reports that the UK government wanted to cut the recruitment of overseas care workers.
You find yourself laughing over a montage of fresh-faced zoomers trying their hand at lyrics like “You can never quarantine the past,” and then you might admit, with equal astonishment, that it actually sounds great.
His exuberant, color-saturated installation serves up an abundance of beauty, awe, astonishment and fun.
“I can’t talk about anything that ever happened to me with anything less than astonishment.”
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