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a·ston·ish·ment
(ə-stŏn′ĭsh-mənt)n.
1. Great surprise or amazement.
2. A cause of amazement; a marvel.
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astonishment
(əˈstɒnɪʃmənt)n
1. extreme surprise; amazement
2. a cause of amazement
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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 | 1. | astonishment - 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" surprise - the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you stupefaction - a feeling of stupefied astonishment |
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astonishment
noun amazement, surprise, wonder, confusion, awe, consternation, bewilderment, wonderment, stupefaction 'What?' she asked in astonishment.
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astonishment
noun1. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding:
Archaic: admiration, dread.
2. One that evokes great surprise and admiration:
Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.
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دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب
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forbavselseforbløffelse
undrun
presenečenje
astonishment
[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] N → asombro m; (stronger) → estupefacción fa 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
astonishment
[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] n → (grand) étonnement m, stupéfaction fin astonishment → avec stupéfaction
to my astonishment → à ma stupéfaction
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
astonishment
[əˈstɒnɪʃmənt] n → stupore m, meravigliain 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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
astonish
(əˈstoniʃ) verb to surprise greatly. I was astonished by his ignorance.
aˈstonishing adjectivean astonishing sight.
aˈstonishment nounTo my astonishment she burst into tears.
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