surprise, amaze, shock
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Astound Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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(a.)
To stun; to stupefy.
To stun; to stupefy.
(a.)
To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.
To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.
(a.)
Stunned; astounded; astonished.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutStunned; astounded; astonished.
astound
\as*tound"\ (&?;), a. [oe. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p. of astone. see astone.] stunned; astounded; astonished. [archaic] thus ellen, dizzy and astound. as sudden ruin yawned around. w. scott.
astound
\as*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. astounded, [obs.] astound; p. pr. & vb. n. astounding.] [see astound, a.]
1. to stun; to stupefy. no puissant stroke his senses once astound.
2. to astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. these thoughts may startle well, but not astound the virtuous mind.
Verb
1. affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
(synonym) amaze, astonish
(hypernym) surprise
(hyponym) dazzle
