Astonishment

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1. Noun

The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.

2. Noun

Dismay; consternation.

3. Noun

The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.

4. Noun

The object causing such an emotion.

5. Noun

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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