Astound
/əˈstaʊnd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
"1637, John Milton, Comus, London: Humphrey Robinson, p. 8, These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The vertuous mind […]"
- 2 affect with wonder wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Stunned; astounded; astonished. obsolete
"[…] his hollow eyne Lookt deadly dull, and stared as astound;"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends."
Etymology
From Middle English astouned, astoned, astuned, past participle of astounen, astonen, astunen (“to astonish”). More at astonish.