astonish
[ uh-ston-ish ]
/ əˈstɒn ɪʃ /
verb (used with object)
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze: Her easy humor and keen intellect astonished me.
Origin of astonish
1525–35; Middle English
astonyen, astonen, probably < dialectal Old French
*astoner, Old French
estoner < Vulgar Latin
*extonāre, for Latin
attonāre to strike with lightning, equivalent to
ex-
ex-1,
at-
at- +
tonāre to
thunder; extended by
-ish2, perhaps reflecting Anglo-French
*astonir < dialectal Old French
SYNONYMS FOR astonish
OTHER WORDS FROM astonish
as·ton·ished·ly, adverb as·ton·ish·er, noun su·per·as·ton·ish, verb un·as·ton·ished, adjectiveWords nearby astonish
astomatous,
astomia,
aston,
aston dark space,
astonied,
astonish,
astonishing,
astonishment,
astor,
astoria,
astound
Example sentences from the Web for astonish
British Dictionary definitions for astonish
astonish
/ (əˈstɒnɪʃ) /
verb
(tr)
to fill with amazement; surprise greatly
Word Origin for astonish
C15: from earlier
astonyen (see
astonied), from Old French
estoner, from Vulgar Latin
extonāre (unattested) to strike with thunder, from Latin
tonāre to thunder