Astonishment

/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
አስውንድ
as-woon-d
ARالعربية
دهشة
dah-sha
BNবাংলা
বিস্ময়
bi-sma-y
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
FAفارسی
놀라움
no-la-oom
FISuomi
ihme
ee-meh
FRFrançais
étonnement
e-toh-n-man
GUGU
આશ્ચર્ય
aa-sch-ar-ya
HAHA
kyautar
kya-u-tar
HEעברית
הפתעה
hi-fa-ta-ah
HIहिन्दी
हैरानी
hai-ra-ni
HUMagyar
csodálat
chod-a-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
keajaiban
ke-ah-jah-iban
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
sbalordimento
sba-lor-dee-men-to
JA日本語
驚愕
kyo-ga-ku
KKKK
ажарлылық
a-jar-ly-lyk
KMKM
អំពើអស្ចារ្យ
om-peu-as-cha-ri
KO한국어
놀람
nol-ram
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
URاردو
بدیہت
ba-dee-yat
VITiếng Việt
sự kinh ngạc
su-ki-nh-ng-ak
YOYO
àṣọ̀gbà
a-sho-gba
ZH中文
惊奇
jīng qí
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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