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As*ton"ish*ment (&unr_;), n. [Cf. OF. estonnement, F. étonnement.] 1. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [Obs.]
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A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say. Holland.
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2. Dismay; consternation. [Archaic] Spenser.
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3. The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
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Lest the place
And my quaint habits breed astonishment. Milton.
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4. The object causing such an emotion.
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Thou shalt become an astonishment. Deut. xxviii. 37.
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Syn. -- Amazement; wonder; surprise.
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