astonishing

a·ston·ish

 (ə-stŏn′ĭsh)

tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es

To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.

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

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a·ston′ish·ing·ly adv.

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astonishing

(əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ)

adj

causing great surprise or amazement; astounding

aˈstonishingly adv

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as•ton•ish•ing

(əˈstɒn ɪ ʃɪŋ)

adj.

causing astonishment or surprise; amazing.

[1520–30]

as•ton′ish•ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	astonishing - surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" amazing surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"
	2.	astonishing - so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" staggering, stupefying, astounding impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

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astonishing

adjective amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant, stunning, impressive, overwhelming, staggering, startling, sensational (informal), bewildering, breathtaking, astounding, eye-opening, wondrous (archaic or literary), jaw-dropping, stupefying, gee-whizz (slang) an astonishing display of physical strength

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astonishing

adjective

So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:

amazing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.

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Translations

مُدْهِش، عَجيبمُذْهِل

udivující

forbløffendeforbavsende

erstaunlich

καταπληκτικός

asombrososorprendente

hämmästyttävä

étonnant

zapanjujući

furîulegur

sorprendentestranostupefacente

驚くばかりの

놀라운

verbazingwekkend

forbausende

zadziwiający

surpreendente

ошеломляющий

udivujúci

presenetljiv

förvånansvärd

น่าประหลาดใจ

şaşırtıcı

đáng kinh ngạc

令人惊异的令人惊讶的

astonishing

[əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] ADJ [achievement, coincidence, news] → asombroso, pasmoso
I find it astonishing that → me asombra or pasma que ... + subjun, me parece increíble que ... + subjun

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astonishing

[əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] adj [speed, success, variety, achievement, result] → étonnant(e), stupéfiant(e); [attack, outburst, story] → étonnant(e), stupéfiant(e); [beauty] → étonnant(e), stupéfiant(e)
I find it astonishing that ... → je trouve incroyable que ...

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astonishing

adj → erstaunlich

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astonishing

[əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] adj → sorprendente, stupefacente
I find it astonishing that ... → mi stupisce che...

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astonish

(əˈstoniʃ) verb

to surprise greatly. I was astonished by his ignorance. verbaas, stomgeslaan يُذهِل، يُدهِش учудвам surpreender udivit erstaunen forbavse; forbløffe εκπλήσσωasombrar, sorprender, pasmar hämmastama شگفت زده کردن hämmästyä étonner לְהַדהִים चकित करना zapanjiti megdöbbent mengherankan gera furðu lostinn sorprendere 驚かせる 놀라게 하다 nustebinti, apstulbinti pārsteigt hairan verbazenforbause, forbløffezaskoczyć, zdziwić هک پک کول، حیرانول surpreender a uimi удивлять udiviť presenetiti začuditi förvåna, överraska ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak, hayrete düşürmek 使驚訝 вражати ششدر رہ جانااچنبھے میں ڈالنا یا پڑنا làm ngạc nhiên 使惊讶

aˈstonishing adjective

an astonishing sight. verbasend مُدْهِش، عَجيب учудващ surpreendente udivující erstaunlich forbavsende; forbløffende απίστευτο, εκπληκτικό asombroso, sorprendente hämmastav حیرت انگیز hämmästyttävä étonnant מַפְלִיא מאוֹד आश्चर्यजनक zapanjujuć megdöbbentő mengagumkan, mengherankan furðulegur sorprendente びっくりするような 놀라운 stebinantis, nuostabus pārsteidzošs menghairankan verbazingwekkendforbausende, forbløffendezadziwiający حیرانونکی surpreendente uluitor, uimitor удивительный udivujúci presenetljiv začuđujući förvånande, överraskande น่าแปลกใจ şaşırtıcı 令人驚訝的 дивовижний, вражаючий حیرت انگیز ،تحیر آمیز lạ lùng 令人惊讶的

aˈstonishment noun

To my astonishment she burst into tears. verbasing دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب учудване surpresa údiv das Erstaunen forbavselse; forbløffelse έκπληξηasombro, sorpresa hämmastus حیرت؛ تعجب hämmästys étonnementתדהמה, השתוממות आश्चर्य zapanjenost csodálkozás keheranan undrun sorpresa 驚き 놀람 nustebimas, nuostaba pārsteigums kehairanan verbazingforbauselse, undringzaskoczenie حیرانتیا، تعجب surpresa uimire удивление údiv začudenje čuđenje förvåning ความประหลาดใจ hayret, şaşkınlık 驚訝 подив حیرت ، حیرانگی sự ngạc nhiên 惊讶

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astonishing

→ مُذْهِل udivující forbløffende erstaunlich καταπληκτικός asombroso hämmästyttävä étonnant zapanjujući stupefacente 驚くばかりの 놀라운 verbazingwekkend forbausende zadziwiający surpreendente ошеломляющий förvånansvärd น่าประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı đáng kinh ngạc 令人惊异的

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