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astonishment(dictionary)

astonishment (iou)



astonishment noun. L16.
[from ASTONISH + -MENT.]
Insensibility; paralysis, numbness. L16-M17.
E. Topsell Those which are troubled with any deafness or astonishment in any part of their bodies.
Bewilderment, stupor; consternation, dismay, loss of presence of mind. L16-M19.
Bible (AV): Psalms 60:3 Thou hast made vs to drinke the wine of astonishment.
Amazement due to the unexpected or unaccountable; great surprise. L16.
Addison We are flung into pleasing astonishment at such unbounded views. J. Barth I shook my head in astonishment at the whole business.
An object or cause of amazement or great surprise. E17.
Bible (AV): Deuteronomy 28:37 Thou shalt become an astonishment, a prouerbe, and a by-worde.