Word Definition

Astonishment

  1. The object causing such an emotion.
  2. Dismay; consternation.
  3. The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
  4. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.

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