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- Dictionaryas·ton·ish/əˈstäniSH/
verb
- 1. surprise or impress (someone) greatly: "you never fail to astonish me"
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The meaning of ASTONISH is to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise. How to use astonish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Astonish.
to surprise someone very much: I was astonished by how much she'd grown. What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind. Synonyms. amaze. astound. stagger (SHOCK) stun (SHOCK) Fewer examples. Her writing shows astonishing depth. His facility for languages is astonishing. Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing.
Astonish definition: to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze. See examples of ASTONISH used in a sentence.
To astonish is to amaze and astound. Remember that astonish means more than surprised. It carries with it a feeling of being truly impressed. Astonish derives from the Latin tonare 'thunder.' When you are astonished, you're thunderstruck. If you plan to astonish someone, you might say before hand, "Wait until you see this.
to surprise someone very much: I was astonished by how much she'd grown. What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind. Synonyms. amaze. astound. stagger (SHOCK) stun (SHOCK) Fewer examples. Her writing shows astonishing depth. His facility for languages is astonishing. Ellen's familiarity with pop music is astonishing.
If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity.take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody: We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction. astound to surprise or shock somebody very much:
To fill with sudden wonder or great surprise; amaze. Webster's New World. Surprise, flabbergast. Wiktionary. Synonyms: astound. amaze. shock. surprise. startle. awe. stagger. petrify. perplex. paralyze. overwhelm. impress. floor. stun. flabbergast (jocular) Antonyms: calm. bore.
If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish: He was astonished by his own stupidity. take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock someone: We were taken aback by her hostile reaction.
A complete guide to the word "ASTONISH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of 'astonish' astonish. (əstɒnɪʃ ) Word forms: astonishes, astonishing, astonished. transitive verb. If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. My news will astonish you. Synonyms: amaze, surprise, stun, stagger More Synonyms of astonish. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
