ASTONISH


Meaning of ASTONISH in English

■ verb surprise or impress greatly.

Derivatives

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

~ment noun

Origin

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

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