ällistyttää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- amaze verb To fill someone with great surprise or wonder.
- astound verb To shock or amaze someone so much that they are left almost speechless.
- flabbergast verb To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
- stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
Senses
ällistyttää is used for these senses in English:
- amaze To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]
- astound To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
- flabbergast (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]
- stun (transitive) To shock or surprise.
- take aback (idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.