Hypertext Webster Gateway: "astounded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.]
{Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.]
1. To stun; to stupefy.
No puissant stroke his senses once astound.
--Fairfax.
2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with
wonder, surprise, or fear.
These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The
virtuous mind. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
astounded
adj : 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 pictures from the Oklahoma City
bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned
scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
[syn: {amazed}, {astonied}, {astonished}, {stunned}]
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