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astonished

[ uh-ston-isht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

filled with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amazed:
Before the eyes of the astonished crowd, the magician pulled off everything from simple card tricks to the disappearance of his lovely assistant.

First recorded in 1510–20, for an earlier sense; astonish + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective sense; astonish + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

I was astonished by his work and very grateful that fate had thrown us together.

That such a local issue had become national, even international, in scope astonished me.

I was astonished at some of the figures you came up with, specifically about Jewish immigrants.

Her indifference astonished Clark, who has been a cop for 29 years.

People were astonished by his impassioned speeches at separatist meetings.

Louis was not less astonished at this charge, than the Empress had been at the communication which aroused it.

No; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the Marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.

He stared at his men, astonished and impatient at this strange disobedience.

The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof.

I am always astonished, amazed and delighted afresh, and even as I listen I can hardly believe that the man can play so!

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