What does amazement mean?
Definitions for amazement
əˈmeɪz məntamaze·ment
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word amazement.
Princeton's WordNet
astonishment, amazementnoun
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
"he looked at me in astonishment"
Wiktionary
amazementnoun
The condition of being amazed; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
amazementnoun
A particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.
amazementnoun
Something which amazes.
amazementnoun
Madness, frenzy.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Amazementnoun
Etymology: from amaze.
He answer’d nought at all; but adding new
Fear to his first amazement, staring wide,
With stony eyes, and heartless hollow hue,
Astonish’d stood, as one that had espy’d
Infernal furies, with their chains unty’d. Fairy Queen.But look! amazement on thy mother sits;
O step between her and her fighting soul:
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.He ended, and his words impression left
Of much amazement to th’ infernal crew,
Distracted and surpris’d with deep dismay
At these sad tidings. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. i.Had you, some ages past, this race of glory
Run, with amazement we should read your story;
But living virtue, all atchievements past,
Meets envy still to grapple with at last. Edmund Waller.They knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. Acts, iii. 10.
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amazement
Amazement is a feeling of great surprise or wonder, often due to something unexpected or incredible. It is a powerful emotion that can be caused by beauty, novelty, or an unexpected event. This feeling can be associated with joy, appreciation or admiration and is typically experienced in response to something that surpasses one's expectations or understanding.
Webster Dictionary
Amazementnoun
the condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration
Amazementnoun
frenzy; madness
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of amazement in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of amazement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of amazement in a Sentence
I kept recording, and to my amazement the 'dead' animal got to its feet and they both ran away, the animals bolted past my car, I drove after them for a few seconds but they ran into thick bush and was unable to follow them.
This was love at first sight, love everlasting a feeling unknown, unhoped for, unexpected--in so far as it could be a matter of conscious awareness it took entire possession of him, and he understood, with joyous amazement, that this was for life.
On top of that, 10 years ago, I was rear-ended by a guy on his smartphone and can still picture my amazement when he got out of his car to survey the damage he caused without even removing the cell phone from his ear to stop the conversation he was having.
Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement.
Over the years, untimely celebrity deaths gave rise to my growing amazement that Abe Vigoda was outliving so many people.
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- изумяване, удивление, слисване, смайванеBulgarian
- ohromení, úžasCzech
- Staunen, VerwunderungGerman
- κατάπληξηGreek
- asombro, sorpresaSpanish
- سردرگمیPersian
- stupéfaction, stupeurFrench
- ard-yindysManx
- विस्मयHindi
- verwonderingDutch
- zdumienie, zaskoczeniePolish
- uimire, surprindere, uluireRomanian
- удивле́ние, изумле́ниеRussian
- förundranSwedish
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