As·tound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astounded, [Obs.] Astound; p. pr. & vb. n. Astounding.]
 1. To stun; to stupefy.
    No puissant stroke his senses once astound.   --Fairfax.
 2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.
 These thoughts may startle well, but not astound
 The virtuous mind.   --Milton.

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 astounded
      adj : 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"
            [syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, stunned]