amazement
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- noun
- /əˈmeɪzmənt/
:
asombro
- Other countries all over the world stand by in amazement at what's happening in the U.S.
- watch in amazement
- in utter amazement
- express amazement
And you start to get into that joyful, childlike amazement.
- And you start to get into that joyful, childlike amazement.
- Rabbi Joshua Herschel, our goal should be to live life in radical amazement.
- OK, so so Paul, So Paul, I've been doing the same thing to great amazement.
- Classical Greeks knew that the door to the wisdom was amazement.
- But to my amazement, this was actually the best harvest we've ever gotten.
- Now here's where we get into the the famous line about philosophy having its origin in wonder or in amazement or marvelling.
- Just be like a maybe like a one year old child hasn't learned the language yet and just looks in one giant amazement at the world.
- And to my utter amazement I found traces, very strong traces, I must say, of order in that roughness.
- And I sat there in amazement that I could finally see the moon after so many years in solitary confinement.
- When I look up at the stars, I kind of want like that, that amazement you feel that wow.
- So every single path is awesome and I just hero amazement to all of you listening here.
Examples
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To my amazement it did not hurt, as you were my safety net.
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And I sat there in amazement that I could finally see the moon after so many years in solitary confinement.
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I look down at his black hand with the same amazement I had as a child.
Fiction book (1990) -
I looked at everything in amazement.
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I could see sheer amazement on their faces.
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But to my amazement, this was actually the best harvest we've ever gotten.
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The village leaders, after Marquette told them of the powers of his God, expressed amazement and happiness.
Academic text (2001) -
John watches in quiet amazement as the two warriors calmly fix each other.
Fiction book (1991) -
Dave blinked at them in amazement because he knew the bouncer had run everybody out.
Fiction book (1990) -
I looked at everything in amazement.
Synonyms
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A sudden feeling of wonder when something is unexpected
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A very strong feeling of surprise and wonder
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A feeling of surprise and admiration when you see something beautiful or strange
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A feeling of wonder and surprise at something impressive or strange
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A strong feeling of surprise and pleasure when you see something very beautiful or impressive
Antonyms
How Surprised
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Amazement comes from the verb amaze, which once meant 'to confuse' or to be stunned, like being lost in a maze. So amazement is the strong feeling of 'surprise' or 'wonder' that leaves you almost speechless.