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Definition of astonish in English: astonishverb əˈstɒnɪʃəˈstɑnɪʃ [with object]Surprise or impress (someone) greatly. you never fail to astonish me with object and clause it astonished her that he was so anxious Example sentencesExamples - It astonishes me how easily and often we're dismissed as racists, particularly in intellectual circles.
- As I read the article, I was astonished by what a misfit of a school it seemed to be.
- Since I left, one of the things which astonishes me is the change in attitudes.
- It came as no surprise to me, and probably will not astonish anyone else, that today I felt the after-effects of yesterday's long drive to and from Nottingham.
- That such a complicated technological product could sell for so little, astonishes some of the people quoted in the article, and it certainly also astonishes me.
- You are astonished to discover the man can do cartwheels, handstands and back flips.
- There he is astonished to see a lion and a lamb in the same enclosure.
- The scene that met my eyes was astonishing.
- It has never failed to astonish me how we pale-faced Scots continue to swallow the propaganda that down here in deepest England the weather is somehow better.
- It is astonishing to see the notebook that Darwin had in his pocket as he walked around the Galapagos.
- Ann rather astonished me by saying how she wouldn't mind a plate of egg and chips prior to leaving for the dinner.
- Regardless of any other opinion on the matter, it astonishes me that the European Union has managed to get this far without a constitution.
- We were astonished at how well preserved the castle was inside, in comparison to our first view from outside.
- The results were startling as astonished friends saw him ride a bicycle for the first time in two years.
- I am astonished at the number of people who don't wear hats or bother with suncream.
- What astonishes me, looking back, is that we not only swallowed all the garbage we were fed, as we visited one commune, one factory after another; we positively lapped it up.
- What astonishes the contemporary reader is that a genuine, independent intellectual like Galbraith was permitted to serve in government, let alone become the confidant of presidents.
- It still astonishes me that financial markets are animated by such boyish, combative drives.
- I am astonished there is anything left of the structure given the stresses it must by under.
- I haven't played tennis since I was a teenager, and I was astonished at the changes in the game.
- Elaine, who now lives in London, said that she was astonished to get the part.
- The atmosphere of the cocktail circuit has changed recently, and it astonishes me.
- Next day I was astonished to see Jackson coming out of the George Hotel.
Synonyms amaze, astound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, stupefy, daze, nonplus throw, shake, unnerve, disconcert, discompose, bewilder take someone's breath away, take by surprise, take aback, shake up, stop someone in their tracks, strike dumb, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, catch off balance informal flabbergast, floor, knock for six, knock sideways, knock out, knock the stuffing out of, bowl over, blow someone's mind, blow away amazed, filled with astonishment, filled with amazement, astounded, staggered, surprised, startled, stunned, thunderstruck, aghast, taken aback, confounded, dumbfounded, stupefied, dazed, nonplussed, dumbstruck, open-mouthed, agape, lost for words, wide-eyed, awed, filled with awe, filled with wonder, awestruck, wonderstruck shaken, shaken up, unnerved, disconcerted, discomposed, bewildered, bemused informal flabbergasted, flummoxed, floored, knocked for six, bowled over, blown away, unable to believe one's eyes/ears British informal gobsmacked amazing, astounding, staggering, shocking, surprising, breathtaking, striking, impressive, bewildering, stunning, stupefying unnerving, unsettling, disturbing, disquieting awe-inspiring, remarkable, notable, noteworthy, extraordinary, outstanding, incredible, unbelievable, phenomenal, uncommon, unheard of informal mind-boggling, mind-blowing, hard to swallow, amazeballs
Origin Early 16th century (as astonished, in the sense 'stunned, bewildered, dismayed'): from obsolete astone 'stun, stupefy', from Old French estoner, based on Latin ex- 'out' + tonare 'to thunder'. The Old French estoner, from Latin ex- ‘out’ and tonare ‘to thunder’ is the source of astonish, the shorter form stun (Middle English), and of astound (Middle English).
Definition of astonish in US English: astonishverbəˈstäniSHəˈstɑnɪʃ [with object]Surprise or impress (someone) greatly. you never fail to astonish me with object and clause it astonished her that Mrs. Browning could seem so anxious Example sentencesExamples - The scene that met my eyes was astonishing.
- I haven't played tennis since I was a teenager, and I was astonished at the changes in the game.
- What astonishes the contemporary reader is that a genuine, independent intellectual like Galbraith was permitted to serve in government, let alone become the confidant of presidents.
- There he is astonished to see a lion and a lamb in the same enclosure.
- That such a complicated technological product could sell for so little, astonishes some of the people quoted in the article, and it certainly also astonishes me.
- Ann rather astonished me by saying how she wouldn't mind a plate of egg and chips prior to leaving for the dinner.
- As I read the article, I was astonished by what a misfit of a school it seemed to be.
- You are astonished to discover the man can do cartwheels, handstands and back flips.
- It still astonishes me that financial markets are animated by such boyish, combative drives.
- Next day I was astonished to see Jackson coming out of the George Hotel.
- I am astonished there is anything left of the structure given the stresses it must by under.
- Elaine, who now lives in London, said that she was astonished to get the part.
- What astonishes me, looking back, is that we not only swallowed all the garbage we were fed, as we visited one commune, one factory after another; we positively lapped it up.
- Since I left, one of the things which astonishes me is the change in attitudes.
- It came as no surprise to me, and probably will not astonish anyone else, that today I felt the after-effects of yesterday's long drive to and from Nottingham.
- It is astonishing to see the notebook that Darwin had in his pocket as he walked around the Galapagos.
- Regardless of any other opinion on the matter, it astonishes me that the European Union has managed to get this far without a constitution.
- The atmosphere of the cocktail circuit has changed recently, and it astonishes me.
- The results were startling as astonished friends saw him ride a bicycle for the first time in two years.
- It astonishes me how easily and often we're dismissed as racists, particularly in intellectual circles.
- I am astonished at the number of people who don't wear hats or bother with suncream.
- We were astonished at how well preserved the castle was inside, in comparison to our first view from outside.
- It has never failed to astonish me how we pale-faced Scots continue to swallow the propaganda that down here in deepest England the weather is somehow better.
Synonyms amaze, astound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, stupefy, daze, nonplus amazed, filled with astonishment, filled with amazement, astounded, staggered, surprised, startled, stunned, thunderstruck, aghast, taken aback, confounded, dumbfounded, stupefied, dazed, nonplussed, dumbstruck, open-mouthed, agape, lost for words, wide-eyed, awed, filled with awe, filled with wonder, awestruck, wonderstruck amazing, astounding, staggering, shocking, surprising, breathtaking, striking, impressive, bewildering, stunning, stupefying
Origin Early 16th century (as astonished, in the sense ‘stunned, bewildered, dismayed’): from obsolete astone ‘stun, stupefy’, from Old French estoner, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + tonare ‘to thunder’. |