astonish

Definition von astonish im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: surprise, flabbergast; {v} to amaze, to confound; {f} surprise, amaze; affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"; To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion; To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow; If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much. Her dedication constantly astonishes me. = amaze. to surprise someone very much = amaze (astone (14-17 centuries) (from estoner, from extonare, from tonare ) + -ish (as in abolish)); stonish
astonished: Simple past tense and past participle of astonish
astonishing: Causing astonishment in; causing to be astonished
astonishingly: In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish
astonishingly: Very; used as an intensifier
The advertisements made the place look promising, but the food was astonishingly bad.
astonishment: An amazing thing or phenomenon
Everything he had seen so far--the great chocolate river, the waterfall, the huge sucking pipes, the candy meadows, the Oompa-Loompas, the beautiful pink boat, and most of all, Mr. Willy Wonka himself--had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be anymore astonishments left.
astonished: {a} amazed, struck dumb with surprise
astonishingly: {a} in an astonishing manner
astonishment: {n} amazement, surprise, confusion
Astonishment: disbelief
astonished: 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 stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
astonished: If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it. They were astonished to find the driver was a six-year-old boy
astonished: Amazed; surprised
astonished: past of astonish
astonished: {s} amazed, astounded, stunned
astonished: popeyed
astonishes: third-person singular of astonish
astonishing: present participle of astonish
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"
astonishing: Something that is astonishing is very surprising. an astonishing display of physical strength. = amazing + astonishingly aston·ish·ing·ly Isabella was an astonishingly beautiful young woman. so surprising that it is difficult to believe = amazing
astonishing: Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event
astonishing: surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
astonishing: {s} surprising, shocking; astounding, causing wonder and amazement
astonishingly: amazingly, astoundingly, stunningly
astonishingly: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
astonishment: Amazement, great surprise
astonishment: The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement
astonishment: The condition of one who is stunned
astonishment: Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense
astonishment: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment
astonishment: {i} surprise, amazement
astonishment: The object causing such an emotion
astonishment: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
astonishment: Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise. I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour `What?' Meg asked in astonishment. = amazement. complete surprise = amazement in astonishment
astonishment: Dismay; consternation