astonishment
11astonishment — noun (U) complete surprise: in astonishment: She stared at him in astonishment. | to your astonishment: To my astonishment, the keys were in the door …
12astonishment — [[t]əstɒ̱nɪʃmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise. I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour... What? Meg asked in astonishment. Syn: amazement …
13astonishment — /euh ston ish meuhnt/, n. 1. overpowering wonder or surprise; amazement: He looked with astonishment at his friends. 2. an object or cause of amazement. [1570 80; ASTONISH + MENT] * * * …
14astonishment — noun we stared in astonishment Syn: amazement, surprise, stupefaction, incredulity, disbelief, speechlessness, awe, wonder, wonderment …
15astonishment — astonish ► VERB ▪ surprise or impress greatly. DERIVATIVES astonished adjective astonishing adjective astonishment noun. ORIGIN Old French estoner «stun, stupefy», from Latin tonare to thunder …
16astonishment — noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising (Freq. 8) he looked at me in astonishment • Syn: ↑amazement • Derivationally related forms: ↑amaze (for: ↑amazement), ↑ …
17astonishment — noun Date: 1566 1. a. the state of being astonished b. consternation c. amazement 2. something that astonishes ; a cause of amazement or wonder …
18astonishment — noun a) amazement, great surprise Everything he had seen so farthe great chocolate river, the waterfall, the huge sucking pipes, the candy meadows, the Oompa Loompas, the beautiful pink boat, and most of all, Mr. Willy Wonka himselfhad been so… …
19astonishment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. surprise, amazement, bewilderment; see wonder 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. amazement, surprise, shock, awe, bewilderment, wonder, stupefaction, marvel. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The emotion aroused by… …
20astonishment — as ton·ish·ment || mÉ™nt n. surprise, amazement …
