astonish

verb

as·ton·ish ə-ˈstä-nish How to pronounce astonish (audio)

astonished; astonishing; astonishes

transitive verb

: to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise

He was too astonished to speak

They were astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral.

In retrospect, it astonishes me that we avoided a major quarrel for so long.

Christopher Hitchens

obsolete : to strike with sudden fear

Synonyms

amaze
astound
bowl over
dumbfound
dumfound
flabbergast
floor
rock
shock
startle
stun
stupefy
surprise
surprize
thunderstrike

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Example Sentences

Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers. The garden's beauty never fails to astonish.

Recent Examples on the Web The film, starring Tilda Swinton as a woman who hears mysterious sounds, reveals itself as a vision from the future — a declaration of faith in a medium that hasn’t lost its power to astonish, writes Times film critic Justin Chang.

Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Learn what the market expects from people who have your dream job -- the answer might astonish you!

Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2021 Any hope that Trump's autocratic proclivities could be channeled into mega-projects to astonish his base fizzled.

Richard Galant, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021 The strength and speed of tornadoes can astonish even weather professionals like Georgia State Climatologist Bill Murphey.

USA Today, 17 June 2021 Joe Biden could take the key step that would allow America to once again to astonish with world with what free people can do.

Robert Zubrin, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2021 Palantir is capable of mining and aggregating data on individual people in a manner that would astonish almost anyone.

Annie Jacobsen, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021 Fifteen are by Rembrandt, a number that seems to astonish even Kaplan.

Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021 The prestige networks continue to put out shows that astonish me with their raw honesty, drama and characters.

Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably from earlier astony (from Middle English astonen, astonien, from Anglo-French estoner to stun, from Vulgar Latin *extonare, from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish) — more at thunder entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2

单词	astonishes
释义	astonish verb as·ton·ish ə-ˈstä-nish astonished; astonishing; astonishes transitive verb 1 : to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise He was too astonished to speak They were astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral. In retrospect, it astonishes me that we avoided a major quarrel for so long. Christopher Hitchens 2 obsolete : to strike with sudden fear Synonyms amaze astound bowl over dumbfound dumfound flabbergast floor rock shock startle stun stupefy surprise surprize thunderstrike See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers. The garden's beauty never fails to astonish. Recent Examples on the Web The film, starring Tilda Swinton as a woman who hears mysterious sounds, reveals itself as a vision from the future — a declaration of faith in a medium that hasn’t lost its power to astonish, writes Times film critic Justin Chang. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Learn what the market expects from people who have your dream job -- the answer might astonish you! Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 Nov. 2021 Any hope that Trump's autocratic proclivities could be channeled into mega-projects to astonish his base fizzled. Richard Galant, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021 The strength and speed of tornadoes can astonish even weather professionals like Georgia State Climatologist Bill Murphey. USA Today, 17 June 2021 Joe Biden could take the key step that would allow America to once again to astonish with world with what free people can do. Robert Zubrin, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2021 Palantir is capable of mining and aggregating data on individual people in a manner that would astonish almost anyone. Annie Jacobsen, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021 Fifteen are by Rembrandt, a number that seems to astonish even Kaplan. Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2021 The prestige networks continue to put out shows that astonish me with their raw honesty, drama and characters. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020 See More Word History Etymology probably from earlier astony (from Middle English astonen, astonien, from Anglo-French estoner to stun, from Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin ex-* + tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish) — more at thunder entry 1 First Known Use circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition astonish verb as·ton·ish ə-ˈstä-nish astonished; astonishing : to strike with sudden wonder or surprise I was astonished to find a meteorite in my backyard. astonishes verb present tense third-person singular of astonish as in amazes to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected the news that you and she broke up absolutely astonishes me Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance amazes stuns surprises startles shocks astounds rocks stupefies flabbergasts dumbfounds bewilders perplexes befuddles disconcerts bowls over surprizes dumfounds dismays takes aback confuses floors blindsides takes by surprise thunderstrikes confounds discomfits dazes muddles blows away shakes up nonplusses jars nonpluses knocks for a loop
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astonish

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Example Sentences

Word History

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