astounded

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• astounded — adj. 1. struck with an intense and usually sudden surprise sufficient to produce wonder or perplexity Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• astounded — adj. 1) astounded at, by (astounded at the news) 2) astounded to + inf. (everyone was astounded to learn of her exploits) 3) astounded that + clause (I was astounded that the mayor had taken bribes) * * * by (astounded at the news) astounded at… …   Combinatory dictionary

• astounded — [[t]əsta͟ʊndɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/at n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that If you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen. I was astounded by its beauty... I am astounded at the comments made by the… …   English dictionary

• astounded — as|tound|ed [əˈstaundıd] adj very surprised or shocked = ↑astonished astounded by/at ▪ She was astounded by his arrogance …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Astounded — Astound As*tound , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.] {Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.] 1. To stun; to stupefy. [1913 Webster] No puissant stroke his senses once astound. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 2. To astonish; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• astounded — astound ► VERB ▪ shock or greatly surprise. DERIVATIVES astounded adjective astounding adjective. ORIGIN related to ASTONISH(Cf. ↑astonishment) …   English terms dictionary

• astounded — adjective 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• astounded — adjective surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered …   Wiktionary

• astounded — Synonyms and related words: agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, appalled, ashen, astonished, at gaze, awed, awestricken, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, blanched, breathless, captivated, confounded, cowed, deadly pale, dumbfounded …   Moby Thesaurus

• astounded — a|stound|ed [ ə staundəd ] adjective extremely surprised or shocked …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• astounded — adj. awestruck; aghast; overwhelmed with amazement; surprised; shocked; dumbfounded as·tound || É™ staÊŠnd v. surprise, amaze, shock …   English contemporary dictionary