astonished
adj.adj. feeling very surprised or shocked by something you did not expect.
adj. feeling or showing great surprise or amazement. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be', 'feel', or 'seem'.
I was astonished to hear that she won the race.
The scientists were astonished by the results of the experiment, as they contradicted years of previous research.
He stood there with an astonished expression, unable to comprehend how the small startup had managed to outperform the industry giants in such a short period.
Typically follows a linking verb and is often followed by 'to' + infinitive or the preposition 'by' or 'at'.
It was an astonished newsIt was astonishing newsLearners often confuse the -ed adjective (describing a feeling) with the -ing adjective (describing the thing that causes the feeling).