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[ uh-meyz-muhnt ] / əˈmeɪz mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR amazement ON THESAURUS.COM
nounoverwhelming surprise or astonishment. Obsolete. - stupefaction; frenzy.
- perplexity.
- consternation.
Origin of amazementFirst recorded in 1590–1600; amaze + -ment Words nearby amazementamaurotic pupil, amaut, amaze, amazeballs, amazed, amazement, amazia, Amaziah, amazing, “Amazing Grace”, Amazon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amazementTo my amazement, those same 80 people were getting everything done with a passion that seemed higher than ever. What if Your Company Had No Rules? (Bonus Episode)|Maria Konnikova|September 12, 2020|Freakonomics He then slumped to the floor, to the amazement of his audience, having departed this plane of earthly existence. When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More|Gary Wright|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST To his amazement, he got an answer he'd never heard before: Great. Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even China,” she says with amazement, “We were not expecting China to say that aloud. Why America Must Stop Comparing Ukraine To World War II|Will Cathcart|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some people stared in curiosity, some in amazement, and others in judgment, so it was interesting to get that glare. Jared Leto on His Brilliant Performance as a Transsexual in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’|Marlow Stern|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST To my amazement I was permitted to drive right up to it and park right in front. Good Morning from Dallas|Michael Tomasky|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Here the Dragoon groped a little on the naked scull, and cried with amazement, that "it was as cold as a knee-pan." Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle The twins held up their hands in amazement, "tcht-tcht-tchting" simultaneously. Indeed the French girls skill with her hands was an amazement to everybody. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers|Margaret Vandercook After amazement came indignation at such frightful abuse of concentrated wealth. Philip Dru: Administrator|Edward Mandell House As if to add to her amazement, she saw—perhaps a hundred feet down—some large, dark hulk. Sign of the Green Arrow|Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
British Dictionary definitions for amazement
nounincredulity or great astonishment; complete wonder or surprise obsolete bewilderment or consternation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to amazementbewilderment, confusion, admiration, astonishment, perplexity, awe, wonderment, stopper, shock, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, marvel, one for the books, something else |