- amazement
- UK [əˈmeɪzmənt] / US
noun [uncountable]
a feeling of being very surprisedin amazement:to someone's amazement:
They were shaking their heads in amazement.
To my amazement, he actually refused to help me.
English dictionary. 2014.
amazement
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Amazement — A*maze ment, n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. [1913 Webster] His words impression left Of much amazement. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Frenzy;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amazement — index incredulity, phenomenon (unusual occurrence), surprise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
amazement — (n.) 1590s, mental stupefaction, early use of the Latin suffix with a native verb, from AMAZE (Cf. amaze) + MENT (Cf. ment). Meaning overwhelming wonder is c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
amazement — *wonder, wonderment, admiration … New Dictionary of Synonyms
amazement — [n] state of surprise admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confoundment, confusion, marvel, one for the books*, perplexity, shock, something else*, stopper*, stunner*, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment; concepts 230,410 Ant. calmness,… … New thesaurus
amazement — [ə māz′mənt] n. 1. an amazed condition; great wonder; astonishment 2. Obs. bewilderment … English World dictionary
amazement — n. 1) complete, total, utter 2) amazement at, with (they expressed their amazement at/with our performance) 3) in amazement (they stared in amazement) 4) to one s amazement (to my utter amazement, he arrived on time) * * * [ə meɪzmənt] total… … Combinatory dictionary
amazement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, sheer, utter ▪ stunned, wide eyed ▪ mock ▪ She raised her eyebrows in mock amazement … Collocations dictionary
amazement — a|maze|ment [əˈmeızmənt] n [U] a feeling of great surprise = ↑astonishment do sth in amazement ▪ Ralph gasped in amazement. to sb s amazement ▪ To everyone s amazement, the goal was disallowed … Dictionary of contemporary English
amazement — a|maze|ment [ ə meızmənt ] noun uncount a feeling of being very surprised: in amazement: They were shaking their heads in amazement. to someone s amazement: To my amazement, he actually refused to help me … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
