astound

[uh-stound]

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verb (used with object)

to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with wonder or surprise.

adjective

Archaic. astonished; astounded.

Origin of astound

1275–1325; Middle English astoun(e)d, past participle of astonen, variant of astonyen to astonish

Related formsas·tound·ment, noun

Synonyms for astound

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1. See surprise.

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Related Words for astounded

dumbfound, bewilder, overwhelm, stun, shock, confuse, stagger, confound, startle, astonish, stupefy, surprise, flabbergast, daze

Examples from the Web for astounded

Contemporary Examples of astounded

King reminisced about his convention and was astounded at how little bad-blood lingered.
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June 23, 2014
“I am speechless and astounded, this sentence is inexplicable,” he said.
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May 1, 2014
So good is the latter—and Wayne so good in it—that Ford is said to have been astounded.
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Christopher Bray
April 6, 2014
I called and read her the AP story as it crossed the wire; she was astounded.
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Steve North
November 17, 2013
Yet again, I am astounded by the one-sided, short-sighted approach so many take to this conflict.
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February 4, 2013

Historical Examples of astounded

They are astounded that the troops do not take it in good part.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Sir Winston S. Churchill
The astounded guard burst into laughter at their absurd scare.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
The Margrave was astounded, the people in raptures, and the cousins in despair.
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
She looked neither at the embarrassed Johnny nor the astounded Barry.
The Innocent Adventuress
Mary Hastings Bradley
The marquis, whom she had taken into her confidence, was astounded at it.
The Fortune of the Rougons
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for astounded

astound

verb

(tr) to overwhelm with amazement and wonder; bewilder

Word Origin for astound

C17: from astoned amazed, from Old French estoné, from estoner to astonish

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Word Origin and History for astounded

astound

mid-15c., from Middle English astouned, astoned (c.1300), past participle of astonen, astonien "to stun" (see astonish), with more of the original sense of Vulgar Latin *extonare. Related: Astounded; astounding.