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astounded

as·toun·ded

US/ʌˈstaʊndɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”

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