astonishment

== English == === Etymology === From astonish + -ment. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ === Noun === astonishment (countable and uncountable, plural astonishments) The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. Synonyms: amazement, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment 1630, John Milton, “On Shakespear” in Poems of Mr. John Milton, London: Ruth Raworth, 1645 p. 27,[1] Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thy self a live-long Monument. Something very surprising. Synonyms: marvel, stunner (colloquial) (obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body. Synonyms: paralysis, numbness (obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses. Synonym: stupor (obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind. Synonyms: consternation, dismay ==== Derived terms ==== principle of least astonishment ==== Related terms ==== astonish astonished astonishing ==== Translations ==== === References === “astonishment”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.