extreme surprise; amazement a cause of amazement
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as•ton•ish•ment /əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- a feeling of great surprise or amazement.
as•ton•ish•ment
(ə ston′ish mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- overpowering wonder or surprise;
amazement:He looked with astonishment at his friends. - an object or cause of amazement.
- astonish + -ment 1570–80
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- blow
- breath
- breathless
- caramba
- cripes
- devil
- disbelief
- drop-dead
- dumb
- dumbfound
- exclamation point
- eye-popper
- ferly
- figure
- flabbergast
- gape
- gasper
- gawp
- goggle
- goggle-eyed
- great guns
- heap
- holy cow
- holy moly
- jeez
- jingo
- jump
- law
- marry
- marvel
- marvelous
- mind
- open-mouthed
- petrify
- please
- popeyed
- screamer
- shoot
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- turn
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