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Word:
astonishment
IPA transcription: [əst'ɑnɪʃmənt]
Pronunciations of astonishment
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
astonishment, amazement
Meaning:
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
Usage examples
Abram stared in astonishment.
Then astonishment paralysed me.
She turned in unfeigned astonishment.
He looked at her in angry astonishment.
Mr. Watson gave a start of astonishment.
"Oh, my soul!" she cried in astonishment.
Dora's eyes opened wide with astonishment.
He gazed about in bewildered astonishment.
Eustace stared at it in utter astonishment.
The young woman stood still in astonishment.
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Museum of Bad Art
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World War I
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Nobel Prize
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