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verb (used with object)
1.
to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.
adjective
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Archaic. astonished; astounded.
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Astoundment
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Word Origin & History
astound
c.1600, from M.E. astouned, astoned (c.1300), pp. of astonien "to stun" (see astonish), with more of the original sense of V.L. *extonare.
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