Definition
Complete surprise and wonder, the state of being shocked or amazed by something unexpected.
Etymology
From Old French 'astonir' meaning 'to stun or shock,' possibly from Vulgar Latin 'extonare' (to strike with thunder). The suffix '-ment' creates a noun for the state or condition.
Kelly Says
Scientists have found that astonishment actually slows your perception of time—when you're shocked, your brain seems to record events in slow-motion, which is why moments of surprise feel stretched out.
Translations
CACatalà
sorpresa
so-r-preh-sa
CSČeština
podivuhodnost
po-di-voo-hod-nost
DADansk
forunder
for-un-der
DEDeutsch
Erstaunen
er-stau-nen
ELΕλληνικά
θαυμασμός
tha-u-mas-mos
ESEspañol
asombro
as-om-bro
FRFrançais
étonnement
e-toh-n-man
GUGU
આશ્ચર્ય
aa-sch-ar-ya
HEעברית
הפתעה
hi-fa-ta-ah
HIहिन्दी
हैरानी
hai-ra-ni
HUMagyar
csodálat
chod-a-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
keajaiban
ke-ah-jah-iban
ITItaliano
sbalordimento
sba-lor-dee-men-to
KKKK
ажарлылық
a-jar-ly-lyk
KMKM
អំពើអស្ចារ្យ
om-peu-as-cha-ri
MRMR
आश्चर्य
aa-sch-ar-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
kejutan
keh-ju-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kye-pyan-t
NLNederlands
verbazing
ver-ba-zing
NONorsk
forundring
for-un-dring
PAPA
ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ
dil-ch-as-pee
PLPolski
oszałamianie
o-sha-la-ma-nie
PTPortuguês
espanto
eh-span-to
RORomână
minune
mi-noo-neh
RUРусский
удивление
oo-dee-vee-niye
SVSvenska
förvåning
for-vow-ning
SWKiswahili
shangwe
shan-gwe
TAதமிழ்
அதிசயம்
a-di-sa-yam
TEతెలుగు
అద్భుతం
ad-bhu-tham
THไทย
ความประหลาดใจ
khwam-pra-la-at-jai
TLTL
pagkagulat
pa-ka-g-u-lat
TRTürkçe
şaşkınlık
sha-sh-kin-lik
UKУкраїнська
дивовижність
dee-vo-vi-zh-nist
VITiếng Việt
sự kinh ngạc
su-ki-nh-ng-ak
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la