01 n. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
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The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.[Obs.]“A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say.” — Holland.
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Dismay; consternation.[Archaic]
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The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.“Lest the place And my quaint habits breed astonishment.” — Milton.
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The object causing such an emotion.“Thou shalt become an astonishment.” — Deut. xxviii. 37.