Astonishment
As·ton·ish·ment
Astonishment
n.
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The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [Obs.]
A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say.
- Dismay; consternation. [Archaic]
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The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment.
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The object causing such an emotion.
Thou shalt become an astonishment.