astonishment
The feeling or experience of being astonishedThe feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
» We were struck dumb with astonishment.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
1630, John Milton, “On Shakespear” in Poems of Mr. John Milton, London: Ruth Raworth, 1645 p. 27, Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thy self a live-long Monument.
Staunen, Erstaunen, Verwunderung
удивле́ниеudivlénije, изумле́ниеizumlénije
здивува́нняzdyvuvánnja, по́дивpódyv
(countable, uncountable)Something very surprising.
(colloquial)
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Loss of composure or presence of mind.
Examples
41 sentencesWe were struck dumb with astonishment.
He stared at her in astonishment.
She stared at him in astonishment.
ruОна в изумлении уставилась на него.
deSie starrte ihn überrascht an.
Tom stared at Mary in astonishment.
deTom sah Maria erstaunt an.
Tom looked at Mary in astonishment.
Translations
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Forms
plural: astonishments| Singular | astonishment |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising:amazement
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable