astounded : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: astounded	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for astounded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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" Synonym(s): amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
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.