as ‧ ton ‧ ish ‧ ment /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt $ əˈstɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
complete surprise SYN amazement
in astonishment
She stared at him in astonishment.
to sb’s astonishment
To my astonishment, the car was gone.
as ‧ ton ‧ ish ‧ ment /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt $ əˈstɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
complete surprise SYN amazement
in astonishment
She stared at him in astonishment.
to sb’s astonishment
To my astonishment, the car was gone.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012