astonishment

Pronunciation: /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

Etymology

From astonish + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

amazement

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
feeling
Narrower (hyponyms)
wonder, surprise, stupefaction

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