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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
astonish/əˈstɒnɪʃ/

▶verb surprise or impress greatly.

– derivatives
astonishing adjective,
astonishingly adverb,
astonishment noun.

– origin C16: from obs. astone ‘stun, stupefy’, from OFr. estoner, based on L. ex- ‘out’ + tonare ‘to thunder’.

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amazed, astonished
astonished
astonished
Astonished at / by
her astonished breasts
I was astonished by the lurid headlines.
surprised or astonished

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