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astonishment

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ɨʃˈpɐ̃tu/es·pan·to

Definition

1

A feeling of great surprise or amazement.

Usage examples

To my astonishment, he agreed immediately.
She stared in astonishment at the scene.

Common combinations

in astonishmentto someone's astonishmentutter astonishment