astonishment

English

/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/, /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

noun
Definitions
  • The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
  • Something very surprising.
  • (obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
  • (obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
  • (obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind.

Etymology

Suffix from English astonish.

Origin

English

astonish

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