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astonishment

IPA pronunciation: /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/

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Russian meaning

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English definition

Great surprise or amazement.

Example

To my astonishment, she remembered my name after all those years.

Collocations

in astonishment
to one's astonishment
with astonishment
utter astonishment

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