Definition of 'amazement'
uncountable noun [oft in NOUN]
Amazement is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much.
I stared at her in amazement.
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We both looked down at her in utter amazement. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Staff at the brasserie expressed amazement at his arrest. Times, Sunday Times (2016)But mild disappointment isn't as rewarding as wonder and amazement. Times, Sunday Times (2012)As we walked in, you could see the look of complete amazement on their faces. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Fellow Edinburgh architects expressed amazement at the appointment. Times, Sunday Times (2010)He expresses amazement that they have somehow managed to persuade the rest of the island that democratic party politics would be a bad thing. Times, Sunday Times (2008)It's those times of amazement and astonishment when suddenly your attention is carried away and your breath as well. Christianity Today (2000)Medical experts yesterday expressed amazement that a trained cardiologist could have made such an error, potentially wasting vital minutes. The Sun (2009)He wept uncontrollably with joy and amazement as he left the theatre, and that night he slept not a wink. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Just utter amazement and embarrassment. The Sun (2010)To general amazement they won. FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)The result was general amazement. Times, Sunday Times (2009)To their amazement, he completed the course without hitting anything, to applause from onlookers. Times, Sunday Times (2008)He produced, to my utter amazement, a superb dinner. Times, Sunday Times (2007)She expresses amazement that shops shut at 6pm on a Sunday. Times, Sunday Times (2013)I express my amazement that America embraced a band so London in lingo. Times, Sunday Times (2010)But he also commented that "more of the honest knot are fetched away' which he says "drives me into wonder and amazement '. The English Civil War: A People's History (2006)
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Translations for 'amazement'
British English: amazement NOUN
Amazement is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much.
I stared at her in amazement.
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