astonish
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a·ston·ish
(ə-stŏn'ĭsh) 
tr.v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.
To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See synonyms at surprise.
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.Roget's Thesaurus:
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IN BRIEF: v. - Affect with wonder.
Always do right - this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
— Mark Twain
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Astonish
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يشده, يدهش, يذهل
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הדהים, התמיה
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