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astonish
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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.

astonish
Verb
to surprise greatly [Latin ex- out + tonare to thunder]
astonishing adj
astonishment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.astonish - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
dazzle - amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"

astonish
verb amaze, surprise, stun, stagger, bewilder, astound, daze, confound, stupefy, boggle the mind, dumbfound, flabbergast (informal)
Translations

astonish [əˈstɔnɪʃ] vtasombrar, pasmar
astonish [əˈstɔnɪʃ] vtétonner, stupéfier
astonish [əˈstɔnɪʃ] vterstaunen
astonish [əˈstɔnɪʃ] vtstupire

astonish
v astonish [əˈstoniʃ]
to surprise greatly I was astonished by his ignorance.verbaas, stomgeslaanيُذهِل، يُدهِشучудвамudivitforbavse; forbløffeerstaunenεκπλήσσωasombrar, sorprender, pasmarhämmastamaشگفت زده کردنhämmästyttääétonnerלְהַדהִיםचकित करनाzapanjitimegdöbbentmengherankangera furðu lostinnsorprendere驚かせる놀라게 하다nustebinti, apstulbintipārsteigthairanverbazenforbause, forbløffezaskoczyć, zdziwićsurpreendera uimiудивлятьudiviťpresenetitizačuditiförvåna, överraskaทำให้ประหลาดใจşaşırtmak, hayrete düşürmek使驚訝вражатиششدر رہ جانااچنبھے میں ڈالنا یا پڑناlàm ngạc nhiên使
adj aˈstonishing
an astonishing sight.verbasendمُدْهِش، عَجيبучудващudivujícíforbavsende; forbløffendeerstaunlichαπίστευτο, εκπληκτικόasombroso, sorprendentehämmastavحیرت انگیزhämmästyttäväétonnantמַפְלִיא מאוֹדआश्चर्यजनकzapanjujućmegdöbbentőmengagumkan, mengherankanfurðulegursorprendenteびっくりするような놀라게 하는stebinantis, nuostabuspārsteidzošsmenghairankanverbazingwekkendforbausende, forbløffendezadziwiającysurpreendenteuluitor, uimitorудивительныйudivujúcipresenetljivzačuđujućiförvånande, överraskandeน่าแปลกใจşaşırtıcı令人驚訝的дивовижний, вражаючийحیرت انگیز ،تحیر آمیزlạ lùng讶的
n aˈstonishment
To my astonishment she burst into tears.verbasingدَهْشَه، تَعَجُّبучудванеúdivforbavselse; forbløffelsedas Erstaunenέκπληξηasombro, sorpresahämmastusحیرت؛ تعجبhämmästysétonnementתַדהֵמָה, הִשְתוֹממּותआश्चर्यzapanjenostcsodálkozáskeherananundrunsorpresa驚き경악nustebimas, nuostabapārsteigumskehairananverbazingforbauselse, undringzaskoczeniesurpresauimireудивлениеúdivzačudenječuđenjeförvåningความประหลาดใจhayret, şaşkınlık驚訝подивحیرت ، حیرانگیsự ngạc nhiên

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