ASTONISHED

amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned

(adjective) filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; ā€œan amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovationā€; ā€œI stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedralā€; ā€œastounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombingā€; ā€œstood in stunned silenceā€; ā€œstunned scientists found not one but at least three virusesā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

astonished (comparative more astonished, superlative most astonished)

Amazed; surprised.

Synonyms

• shocked

• speechless

• amazed

• agape

• bewildered

• See also astonished

Verb

astonished

simple past tense and past participle of astonish

Source: Wiktionary


ASTONISH

As*ton"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astonished; p. pr. & vb. n. Astonishing.] Etym: [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. Ć©tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See Thunder, Astound, Astony.]

1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland.

2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. Dan. viii. 27.

Syn.

– To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.

– Astonished, Surprised. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. C. J. Smith. See Amaze.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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