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verb

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

noun

The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding: amazement, astonishment, awe, marvel, wonder, wonderment. Archaic admiration, dread. See excite/bore/interest, feelings.

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forundre, forbløffe, forbavse
n. - forundring, forbavselse, forbløffelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbazen, verwonderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - étonner, stupéfier, frapper de stupeur, ébahir
n. - étonnement, stupéfaction

Deutsch (German)
v. - erstaunen
n. - Staunen, Verwunderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπλήσσω, καταπλήσσω, αφήνω έκθαμβο ή κατάπληκτο, θαμπώνω

Italiano (Italian)
stupire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pasmar, assombrar, maravilhar, confundir

Русский (Russian)
поражать, изумлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asombrar, sorprender, maravillar
n. - asombro, sorpresa, maravilla

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbluffa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使吃惊, 惊讶

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

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 놀라게 하다
n. - 경악

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - びっくり仰天させる, 驚かす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדהים, הפתיע‬
n. - ‮נדהם, הופתע‬