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Antonyms for wonderment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wuhn-der-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwʌn dər mənt



Definition of wonderment

Origin :
  • 1530s, from wonder (n.) + -ment.
  • noun astonishment
Example sentences :
  • The wonderment in which she looked at Eileen was stamped all over her.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • I could not help smiling at the serious depth of her wonderment.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • "I never got any such letter from him," said Florence, in wonderment.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • He was lost in wonderment at not having been able to discover his picture.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • On Anthony's face there was wonderment—disillusion, and then bitterness.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • It was a face of girlhood, almost mature—a face with wonderment on it now.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • Yet his wonderment was accompanied by vague suspicions of the truth.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Balta shook his head in wonderment when this was reported to him.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • The answer which came back brought a flash of wonderment to his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Old Lazarus did not fail to detect the expression of wonderment and admiration.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for wonderment

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