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The definition of astonishment refers to feeling dazzled or overwhelmed by something.

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Learning you had just won 10 million dollars would be a shocking surprise and an example of being filled with astonishment.

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See astonishment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the state of being astonished; great amazement
anything that astonishes

See astonishment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Great surprise or amazement.
A cause of amazement; a marvel.

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