"astonishment" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ [UK], /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-astonishment.ogg [US] Forms: astonishment [singular], astonishments [plural]
Etymology: astonish + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|astonish|ment}} astonish + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Astonishment is the state or feeling of being deeply surprised.
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  2. An astonishment a situation or event that causes deep surprise.
    Sense id: simple-astonishment-en-noun-BFw4Q6zF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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