Amazement
[ə'meɪzm(ə)nt] or [ə'mezmənt]
Definition
(n.) The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.
(n.) Frenzy; madness.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Astonishment, wonder, surprise.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:astonishment, awe, wonder, bewilderment, surprise, stupefication, marvel
ANT:Expectation, preparation, anticipation, familiarity, calmness, composure,coolness, self-possession
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Examples
- I never saw such faltering, such confusion, such amazement and apprehension. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- For once in his life, the great Cuff stood speechless with amazement, like an ordinary man. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I opened the door; and at first looked down, to my amazement, on nothing but a great umbrella that appeared to be walking about of itself. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I'm glad you think it good sport, brother, she continued, groping wildly through this amazement. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The two men looked at her in amazement. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mr. Pumblechook and Mrs. Joe stared at one another again, in utter amazement. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- You don't intend to make calls in that state, I hope, cried Amy, surveying her with amazement. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The sailors were all in amazement, and asked me a thousand questions, which I had no inclination to answer. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- This is to guard against people like my friend Alcibiades, said Caliphronas, seeing the amazement of Maurice and Gurt at this medi?val entrance. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You can imagine our amazement. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He took no heed of any of us, but his eyes were fixed upon Holmes's face with an expression in which hatred and amazement were equally blended. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- May I ask if you share the amazement with which I received this news? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Miss Ophelia stood silent, perfectly paralyzed with amazement. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Dodo looked up in amazement into the sweet young face; the blood rushed to his cheeks, and the tears to his eyes. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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