astonish

tr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -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 *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder.]

astonishingly a·ston'ish·ing·ly adv.

verb

To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual: amaze, astound, awe, startle, surprise. Idioms: catchtakeunawares, take aback. See surprise/expect.

v

Definition: surprise
Antonyms: bore, calm, expect

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IN BRIEF: v. - Affect with wonder.

Always do right - this will gratify some people and astonish the rest. — Mark Twain

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbavse, forbløffe, forundre

Nederlands (Dutch)
versteld doen staan, verwonderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - surprendre, étonner, ahurir, ébahir, stupéfier

Deutsch (German)
v. - erstaunen, verwundern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπλήσσω, καταπλήσσω

Italiano (Italian)
meravigliare, stupire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - maravilhar, causar espanto, surpreender

Русский (Russian)
изумлять, поражать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asombrar, extrañar, pasmar, dejar estupefacto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvåna, överraska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使惊讶, 使吃惊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使驚訝, 使吃驚

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 놀라게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 驚かす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشده, يدهش, يذهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדהים, התמיה‬

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