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What does astonishment mean?

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Noun
  1. amazement, great surprise
  2. An amazing thing or phenomenon.
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Indeed, one civil engineer writing to the Irish Times this week expressed astonishment at the figure.
The voice in my head is wobbly and hesitant but it seems to echo slightly as I freeze in utter astonishment.
And then, to my even greater astonishment, he turns and starts jogging back up the stairs.
There is an instant change from mild anger and heavy annoyance to startled astonishment and disbelief.
Lunchtime shoppers gazed in astonishment as police launched a full-scale raid on a suspected drug pusher operating from York city centre.
We all express astonishment at how the women can withstand the near zero temperatures dressed in small, revealing tops.

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