amazement
- noun
- /əˈmeɪzmənt/
- 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
A sudden feeling of wonder when something is unexpected
A very strong feeling of surprise and wonder
A feeling of surprise and admiration when you see something beautiful or strange
A feeling of wonder and surprise at something impressive or strange
A strong feeling of surprise and pleasure when you see something very beautiful or impressive
Antonyms
How Surprised
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.