Associations to the word «Astonishment»

Wiktionary

ASTONISHMENT, noun. Amazement, great surprise
ASTONISHMENT, noun. An amazing thing or phenomenon.

Dictionary definition

ASTONISHMENT, noun. The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky