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astonished

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a·ston·ish  (-stnsh)
tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es
To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.

[Alteration of Middle English astonen, from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonre, to thunder; see (s)ten- in Indo-European roots.]

a·stonish·ing·ly adv.
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Adj.1.astonished - filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"

astonished
adjective amazed, surprised, staggered, bewildered, astounded, dazed, stunned, confounded, perplexed, gobsmacked (informal), dumbfounded, flabbergasted (informal), stupefied I was astonished by his stupidity.
Translations
astonished [əˈstɒnɪʃt] ADJestupefacto, pasmado
to be astonishedasombrarse (at de) I am astonished thatme asombra que ... + subjun

astonished [əˈstɒnɪʃt] adjétonné(e), stupéfait(e)
to be astonished at sth, to be astonished by sth → être étonné(e) de qch, être stupéfait(e) de qch
to be astonished at sb, to be astonished by sb → être étonné(e) par qn, être stupéfait(e) par qn
to be astonished to hear sth → être étonné(e) d'entendre qch, s'étonner d'entendre qch
to be astonished to see sth → être étonné(e) de voir qch, s'étonner de voir qch

astonished مذهول užaslý forbløffet erstaunt κατάπληκτος estupefacto hämmästynyt étonné iznenađen sorpreso 驚いた 놀란 verbaasd forbauset zdumiony pasmado ошеломленный förvånad ที่ประหลาดใจ şaşırmış kinh ngạc 惊讶的


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(as he afterwards told me) that I must be a YAHOO; but my teachableness, civility, and cleanliness, astonished him; which were qualities altogether opposite to those animals.
A REVIVALIST who had fallen dead in the pulpit from too violent religious exercise was astonished to wake up in Hades.
I was much astonished, but the fairy who reappeared said to me,
 
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