HyperDic: astonish

English > 1 sense of the word astonish:
VERBcognitionastonish, amaze, astoundaffect with wonder
astonish > pronunciation
Soundsahstaa'nihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > astonish: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningaffect with wonder.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelThe good news will astonish her; The performance is likely to astonish Sue
Synonymsamaze, astound
Narrowerdazzleamaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
BroadersurpriseCause to be surprised
Spanishadmirar, asombrar, pasmar, sorprender
Catalanadmirar, asombrar, esbalair, meravellar, sorprendre
Nounsastonishmentthe feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

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