astound

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(ə-stound') pronunciation
tr.v., a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds.
To astonish and bewilder. See synonyms at surprise.

[From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, to amaze. See astonish.]

astoundingly a·stound'ing·ly adv.

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verb

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


v

Definition: amaze
Antonyms: bore, dull

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbløffe, lamslå

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbazen, overdonderen, met stomheid slaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - stupéfier, confondre, abasourdir, ébahir

Deutsch (German)
v. - verblüffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταπλήσσω, αφήνω εμβρόντητο

Italiano (Italian)
stupefare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deixar perplexo, assustar

Русский (Russian)
поражать, изумлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aterrar, asombrar, pasmar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå med häpnad, förbluffa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使震惊, 使大惊

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使震驚, 使大驚

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 놀라게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - びっくり仰天させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصعق, يذهل بشده, مصعوق, صاعق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדהים‬


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