astonishment

Plural: astonishments

Noun

• the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  • "he looked at me in astonishment"
• The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.
• Something very surprising.
• Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.
• Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.
• Loss of composure or presence of mind.

Examples

• The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.

Synonyms

amazement, consternation, dismay, marvel, numbness, paralysis, stunner, stupefaction, stupor, wonder, wonderment

Related Words

astonish, astonished, astonishing