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).