astonishment

Определение astonishment в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: An amazing thing or phenomenon
Everything he had seen so far--the great chocolate river, the waterfall, the huge sucking pipes, the candy meadows, the Oompa-Loompas, the beautiful pink boat, and most of all, Mr. Willy Wonka himself--had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be anymore astonishments left.; amazement, great surprise; {n} amazement, surprise, confusion; The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement; The condition of one who is stunned; Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense; the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment; {i} surprise, amazement; The object causing such an emotion; the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"; Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise. I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour `What?' Meg asked in astonishment. = amazement. complete surprise = amazement in astonishment; Dismay; consternation; disbelief
astonish: surprise, flabbergast
astonish: {v} to amaze, to confound
Astonish: stonish
astonish: {f} surprise, amaze
astonish: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
astonish: To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion
astonish: To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow
astonish: If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. Her dedication constantly astonishes me. = amaze. to surprise someone very much = amaze (astone (14-17 centuries) (from estoner, from extonare, from tonare ) + -ish (as in abolish))
in astonishment: in great surprise, in wonder, in amazement