astonishment (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *astonishment*:
NOUN	feeling	astonishment, amazement	the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

astonishment > pronunciation
Sounds	ahstaa'nihshmahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *astonishment*: 1 sense > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.
Example	"he looked at me in astonishment"
Synonym	amazement
Narrower	stupefaction	A feeling of stupefied astonishment
	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
Spanish	admiración, asombro, estupefacción, estupor, pasmo, sorpresa
Catalan	admiració, estupefacció, estupor, sorpresa
Verbs	astonish	affect with wonder

HyperDic: astonishment