English Dictionary: astonishment | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Astonishment \As*ton"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estonnement, F. [82]tonnement.] 1. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [Obs.] A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say. --Holland. 2. Dismay; consternation. [Archaic] --Spenser. 3. The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement. Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment. --Milton. 4. The object causing such an emotion. Thou shalt become an astonishment. --Deut. xxviii. 37. Syn: Amazement; wonder; surprise. |