Verb:

चौंकाना, चकित करना,

astonish's Usage Examples:

What the devil is there to astonish anybody about a cross-town cruiser with a red water line?

The textiles and the pottery can only be mentioned; their quality and endless varieties astonish the technologist.

astonish rather than for practical or economic purposes.

astonish spectators with freestyle routines.

Some people will likely receive more expensive gifts because you have a closer relationship with them, but do not let the budget spiral out of control in order to impress or astonish people with expensive gifts.

The mass of information contained in so small a space, the clearness and accuracy of the details, the immense amount of life which is breathed into the whole, astonish the reader, when he reflects that this colossal task was accomplished by one man, for his collaborator Kolsegg merely filled up his plan with regard to part of the east coast, a district with which Ari in his western home at Stad was little familiar.

But to the generals, especially the foreign ones in the Russian army, who wished to distinguish themselves, to astonish somebody, and for some reason to capture a king or a duke--it seemed that now--when any battle must be horrible and senseless--was the very time to fight and conquer somebody.

If I should attempt to tell how I have desired to spend my life in years past, it would probably surprise those of my readers who are somewhat acquainted with its actual history; it would certainly astonish those who know nothing about it.

It would astonish you to see how many words she learns in an hour in this pleasant manner.

The quality and varieties of textiles and pottery astonish the collector.

Synonyms:

dazzle, astound, amaze, surprise,

Antonyms:

dullness, defend, refrain,