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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr & vb n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien astunian astonen OF estoner F. ['e]tonner, fr L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. --Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others --Holland. 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. --Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan. viii. 27. Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: {Astonished}, {Surprised}. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See {Amaze}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astonishing \As*ton"ish*ing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as an astonishing event. Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. {As*ton"ish*ing*ly}, adv -- {As*ton"ish*ing*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: astonishing adj 1: surprising greatly; "she does an amazine amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" [syn: {amazing}] 2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astounding}, {staggering}, {stupefying}]
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