Amazement Meaning
/əˈmeɪz.mənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.
nounThe condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; a feeling of intense astonishment or awe, as from witnessing something incredible and impressive.
Sentence Examples
To my amazement, it disappeared in an instant.
He was in open-mouthed amazement.
She gazed at him in amazement.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She stared at the fireworks display in utter ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She stared in ____ as the tiny kitten climbed the tall curtain.
Word Origin & History
From amaze + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"Were believers thoroughly persuaded of what God meaneth, by these things, they would not be so liable to those frights and amazements which distract and disturb them."
— 1682, Samuel Willard, The fiery tryal no strange thing, Boston: Samuel Sewell, page 16:
"In the midst of ill rumours and amazements, his countenance changeth not."
— 1791, “Character of the faithful Man”, in Aphorisms concerning the Assurance of Faith, Philadelphia: W. Young, page 60:
"Certain points, crises, certain feelings, joys, griefs and amazements, when reviewed, must strike us as things wildered and whirling."
— 1853, Charlotte Bronte, chapter 41, in Villette:
"So impossible did it seem that such an amazement of horse-flesh could ever be hers."
— 1913, Jack London, chapter 21, in The Valley of the Moon:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She stared at the fireworks display in utter ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She stared in ____ as the tiny kitten climbed the tall curtain.