noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/
US:/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 S T AA1 N IH0 SH M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.
1630, John Milton, “On Shakespear” in Poems of Mr. John Milton, London: Ruth Raworth, 1645 p. 27, Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thy self a live-long Monument.
Etymology tree English astonish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English astonishment From astonish + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
ذُهُول
(ḏuhūl)
— amazement, great surprise
Arabic:
دَهْشَة
(dahša)
— amazement, great surprise
Arabic:
تَعَجُّب
(taʕajjub)
— amazement, great surprise
Arabic:
ذهول
(zuhūl)
— amazement, great surprise
Armenian:
զարմանք
(zarmankʻ)
— amazement, great surprise
Azerbaijani:
təəccüb
— amazement, great surprise
Belarusian:
здзіўле́нне
(zdziwljénnje)
— amazement, great surprise
Belarusian:
падзі́ў
(padzíw)
— amazement, great surprise
Bengali:
বিস্ময়
(biśśõẏ)
— amazement, great surprise
Bulgarian:
учу́дване
(učúdvane)
— amazement, great surprise
Bulgarian:
удивле́ние
(udivlénie)
— amazement, great surprise
Catalan:
estorament
— amazement, great surprise
Catalan:
sorpresa
— amazement, great surprise
Chinese Mandarin:
驚愕 /惊愕
(jīng'è)
— amazement, great surprise
Chinese Mandarin:
驚異 /惊异
(jīngyì)
— amazement, great surprise
Czech:
údiv
— amazement, great surprise
Czech:
úžas
— amazement, great surprise
Czech:
podiv
— amazement, great surprise
Danish:
forbavselse
— amazement, great surprise
Faroese:
undran
— amazement, great surprise
Finnish:
hämmästys
— amazement, great surprise
Finnish:
hämmästyminen
— amazement, great surprise
Finnish:
kummastus
— amazement, great surprise
Finnish:
kummastuminen
— amazement, great surprise
French:
étonnement
— amazement, great surprise
Galician:
abraio
— amazement, great surprise
Galician:
aglaio
— amazement, great surprise
Galician:
medoña
— amazement, great surprise
Galician:
infento
— amazement, great surprise
German:
Staunen
— amazement, great surprise
German:
Erstaunen
— amazement, great surprise
German:
Verwunderung
— amazement, great surprise
Greek:
έκπληξη
(ékplixi)
— amazement, great surprise
Greek:
κατάπληξη
(katáplixi)
— amazement, great surprise
Greek:
σοκ
(sok)
— amazement, great surprise
Ancient Greek:
θάμβος
(thámbos)
— amazement, great surprise
Icelandic:
undrun
— amazement, great surprise
Irish:
uafás
— amazement, great surprise
Italian:
stupore
— amazement, great surprise
Italian:
meraviglia
— amazement, great surprise
Italian:
sorpresa
— amazement, great surprise
Italian:
sbigottimento
— amazement, great surprise
Italian:
attonimento
— amazement, great surprise
Japanese:
驚き
(odoroki)
— amazement, great surprise
Japanese:
驚愕
(kyōgaku)
— amazement, great surprise
Korean:
놀람
(nollam)
— amazement, great surprise
Korean:
놀라움
(nollaum)
— amazement, great surprise
Macedonian:
чудење
(čudenje)
— amazement, great surprise
Macedonian:
зачудување
(začuduvanje)
— amazement, great surprise
Malay:
kekaguman
— amazement, great surprise
Malayalam:
വിസ്മയം
(vismayaṁ)
— amazement, great surprise
Manx:
ard-yindys
— amazement, great surprise
Māori:
māharotanga
— amazement, great surprise
Papiamentu:
asombro
— amazement, great surprise
Persian:
تعجب
(ta'ajjob)
— amazement, great surprise
Polish:
zdumienie
— amazement, great surprise
Polish:
zdziwienie
— amazement, great surprise
Polish:
dziw
— amazement, great surprise
Polish:
osłupienie
— amazement, great surprise
Portuguese:
surpresa
— amazement, great surprise
Romanian:
uimire
— amazement, great surprise
Romanian:
surprindere
— amazement, great surprise
Russian:
удивле́ние
(udivlénije)
— amazement, great surprise
Russian:
изумле́ние
(izumlénije)
— amazement, great surprise
Slovak:
údiv
— amazement, great surprise
Slovak:
úžas
— amazement, great surprise
Spanish:
asombro
— amazement, great surprise
Spanish:
estupefacción
— amazement, great surprise
Spanish:
sorpresa
— amazement, great surprise
Spanish:
extrañeza
— amazement, great surprise
Swedish:
häpenhet
— amazement, great surprise
Swedish:
förvåning
— amazement, great surprise
Tajik:
тааҷҷуб
(taajjub)
— amazement, great surprise
Turkish:
şaşkınlık
— amazement, great surprise
Turkish:
şaşırtı
— amazement, great surprise
Turkish:
sürpriz
— amazement, great surprise
Ottoman Turkish:
شاشقینلق
(şaşkınlık)
— amazement, great surprise
Ukrainian:
здивува́ння
(zdyvuvánnja)
— amazement, great surprise
Ukrainian:
по́див
(pódyv)
— amazement, great surprise
