English → Latin
“astonish” in Latin
obstupēscōto become numb or stupefied; to be astonished, astounded or amazedobstupefaciōto astonish, amaze, astound, stupefy; to be stunned, amazed, paralysedstupefaciōto make, or become, stupid, senseless or numb; to stun, shock, stupefymīrorto be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder atadmīrorTo admire or respect; To regard with wonder; To be surprised at; to be astonished
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
astonish
in stuporem dare; obstupetacere (to astound). Circumlocution by mihi mirum videtur, etc. You astonish me by, etc., mirum mihi videtur, te, etc.: to be astonished, obstupescere; obstupefieri; stupefieri (to be astounded: also stupor me invadit: aliquid stupidum me tenet): mirari, admirari, demirari aliquid: accusative with infinitive, or aliquid. I am astonished at your not writing to me, miror te ad me nihil scribcre. I am astonished at your not laughing, miror quod non rideas, or te non ridere. Vid: ASTONISHMENT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for astonish?
- The usual Latin words for “astonish” are obstupēscō, obstupefaciō, stupefaciō; also mīror, admīror. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.