astonish
Sayuh-STON-ish/əˈstɑnɪʃ/UK/əˈstɒnɪʃ/
Formsastonishes, astonishing, astonished
- 1To surprise someone very much.
Like seeing something so amazing that your mouth falls open.
The magic trick will astonish the children.
Her quick answer astonished the whole class.
Similarsurprise, astound, flabbergast
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Origin
It probably comes from an older English word 'astony', meaning to stun or astonish, later changed to end in -ish like 'banish' and 'furnish'.