English > astonishment: 1 sense > noun 1, feelingMeaning | The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising. |
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Example | "he looked at me in astonishment" |
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Synonym | amazement |
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Narrower | stupefaction | A feeling of stupefied astonishment |
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surprise | The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you |
wonder, wonderment, admiration | The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising |
Broader | feeling | The experiencing of affective and emotional states |
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Spanish | admiración, asombro, estupefacción, estupor, pasmo, sorpresa |
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Catalan | admiració, estupefacció, estupor, sorpresa |
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Verbs | astonish | affect with wonder |
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