astonishment

CEFRC1

/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of great surprise.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.

Examples

  • Between astonishment and sorrow, she could not speak a word.

  • To my astonishment, my money was gone.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Something very surprising.

  2. The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

  3. Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • (colloquial)

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From astonish + -ment.