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admiration vs astonishment

astonishment vs admiration

admiration and astonishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
admiration Yes No No No
astonishment Yes No No No
As nouns, astonishment is a hypernym of admiration; that is, astonishment is a word with a broader meaning than admiration:
  • admiration: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  • astonishment: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
Other hypernyms of admiration include amazement.
admiration (noun) astonishment (noun)
a favorable judgment the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Difference between admiration and astonishment

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