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Adjective
/əˈstäniSHt/,
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Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed,
  1. Greatly surprised or impressed; amazed
    • - he wasastonished atthe change in him
    • - an astonished expression on her face
  1. amazed: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in ...
  2. (astonishing) amazing: surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
  3. (astonishing) 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"
  4. (astonishment) the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
  5. Amazed; surprised
  6. (astonishing) Causing astonishment in; causing to be astonished
  7. (astonishment) amazement, great surprise; An amazing thing or phenomenon
  8. (Astonishment) The state of being amazed or in wonder. E.g., "Miss Elizabeth Bennet! I am all astonishment!" - Caroline Bingley