Difference between Astound and Amaze

Astound

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.

Amaze

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Amazement, astonishment.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To stupefy; to knock unconscious.To terrify, to fill with panic.To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.

Example sentence: Whenever education budgets get tightened, art programs are the first to get cut. Like the enduring popularity of reality TV, this never ceases to amaze me.