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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyōgaku
"彼の突然の告白に一同は驚愕した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Great astonishment, bewilderment, or overwhelming surprise.
"She stared at the magician's grand finale in absolute astoundment." - 2
The condition of being stunned or dazed by something completely unexpected.
"A silence of sheer astoundment fell across the committee room upon hearing the announcement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb astound (from Middle English astounden, alteration of Old English astunian, meaning 'to stun' or 'to deafen'), combined with the Germanic nominal suffix -ment. The term emerged during the early modern English period to denote the state of being struck with overwhelming surprise or amazement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Astoundment" is said worldwide
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stupefaction
Transliteration: stypɛfaksjɔ̃
"Il regardait le spectacle avec une stupefaction totale."
Erstaunen
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊnən
"Sie blickte ihn voller Erstaunen an."
sbigottimento
Transliteration: zbiɡottiˈmento
"La notizia ha lasciato tutti in un profondo sbigottimento."
asombro
Transliteration: aˈsombɾo
"El público guardó silencio de puro asombro."
assombro
Transliteration: aˈsõbɾu
"O truque de mágica deixou todos em total assombro."
आश्चर्य
Transliteration: aashcharya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी सफलता देखकर सबको भारी आश्चर्य हुआ।"
震惊
Transliteration: zhènjīng
Script: 中文汉字
"全场观众都陷入了极大的震惊之中。"
경악
Transliteration: gyeong-ak
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 소식을 듣고 우리는 경악을 금치 못했다."
驚愕
Transliteration: kyōgaku
Script: 日本語
"彼の突然の告白に一同は驚愕した。"
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