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astonished

[ uh-ston-isht ]
/ əˈstɒn ɪʃt /
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adjective
filled with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amazed: Before the eyes of the astonished crowd, the magician pulled off everything from simple card tricks to the disappearance of his lovely assistant.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of astonish.
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Origin of astonished

astonish + -ed2 for the adjective sense; astonish + -ed1 for the verb sense

OTHER WORDS FROM astonished

as·ton·ished·ly, adverbun·as·ton·ished, adjective
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