astonishment
Astonishment, lithograph by :w:Thomas FairlandThomas Fairland after :w:William Henry HuntW. H. Hunt, c. 1870s
Meaning
Noun
- The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
- Something very surprising.
- Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
- Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
- Loss of composure or presence of mind.
Origin
Modern English dictionary
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