amazement
/ə'meizmənt/
Definition
Noun: A feeling of great surprise, wonder, or astonishment caused by something unexpected, extraordinary, or hard to understand. It is the state of being amazed.
Usage
"Amazement" is an uncountable noun used to describe a strong emotional reaction to something surprising. It is often used with prepositions like "in," "with," or "to."
- Structure: in/with amazement
- Common Verbs: look/gaze/stare in amazement, watch in amazement, be filled with amazement, to someone's amazement
Examples
- The audience watched in amazement as the magician made the elephant disappear.
- She stared with amazement at the unexpected gift.
- To my amazement, the tiny seed grew into a huge tree in just a few weeks.
- His incredible story was met with amazement by all who heard it.
Advanced Usage
- "Much to someone's amazement": Emphasizes that the feeling of surprise is strong and significant.
- Much to her amazement, she won first prize in the competition.
- "A look/expression of amazement": Describes the facial expression that shows this feeling.
- His face was a picture of pure amazement.
Variants and Related Words
- Amaze (verb): To surprise someone very much.
- The magician's tricks never fail to amaze me.
- Amazing (adjective): Causing great surprise or wonder; extremely impressive.
- We saw an amazing sunset over the ocean.
- Amazed (adjective): Feeling or showing great surprise.
- I was amazed by his knowledge of ancient history.
Synonyms
- Astonishment: Very great surprise. (Often used interchangeably with "amazement," though "astonishment" can sometimes imply a more temporary, stunned reaction.)
- Wonder: A feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, or inexplicable.
- Surprise: An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or feeling.
Idioms and Phrases
- Gape in amazement: To stare with one's mouth open in surprise.
- The tourists gaped in amazement at the size of the ancient pyramids.
- Struck with amazement: Suddenly and strongly affected by a feeling of great surprise.
- We were all struck with amazement by the sudden turn of events.
Noun
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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he looked at me in astonishment
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