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astonishment

nounmasculine/ɨʃˈpɐ̃tu/high

es·pan·to

Definition

A feeling of great surprise or amazement.
To my astonishment, he agreed immediately.
She stared in astonishment at the scene.
Common collocations
in astonishmentto someone's astonishmentutter astonishment

Etymology

Do latim 'expaventare', de 'paventare' (ter medo).

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