Astonish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

affect with wonder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpsəmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐstˈɒnɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐstˈɒnɪʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpsəmɚ/.

Examples

Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

astound amaze

Parts of Speech

verb	affect with wonder “Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!”

Word Forms

amazement	noun	the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
astonishment	noun	the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erstaunen

mit Staunen berühren

🇫🇷French

étonner

affecter avec émerveillement

🇪🇸Spanish

asombrar

afectar con asombro

🇮🇹Italian

stupire

commuovere con meraviglia

🇳🇱Dutch

verbazen

met verwondering beïnvloeden

🇵🇹Portuguese

surpreender

afetar com admiração

🇷🇺Russian

удивлять

воздействовать удивлением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चकित

आश्चर्य से प्रभावित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্মিত

বিস্ময়ের সাথে প্রভাবিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வியக்க வைக்கிறது

ஆச்சரியத்துடன் பாதிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశ్చర్యపరుస్తాయి

ఆశ్చర్యంతో ప్రభావితం చేస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्चर्यचकित

आश्चर्याने प्रभावित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્ચર્યજનક

આશ્ચર્ય સાથે અસર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆರಗುಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്ചര്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

അത്ഭുതത്തോടെ ബാധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨ

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیران

حیرت سے متاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

震惊

惊奇地影响

🇯🇵Japanese

驚くべき

驚きの影響を与える

🇰🇷Korean

놀라게 하다

경이롭게 영향을 미치다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh ngạc

ảnh hưởng với sự ngạc nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ประหลาดใจ

ส่งผลกระทบด้วยความประหลาดใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencengangkan

mempengaruhi dengan heran

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakamangha

nakakaapekto nang may pagtataka

🇲🇾Malay

hairan

mempengaruhi dengan hairan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أذهل

تؤثر مع عجب

🇮🇷Persian

شگفت زده کردن

با شگفتی تاثیر می گذارد

🇹🇷Turkish

hayret verici

hayretle etkilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַדהִים

להשפיע בפליאה

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The primary meaning of 'astonish' is 'affect with wonder'.

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