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Amazement   /əmˈeɪzmənt/   Listen
Amazement

noun
1.
The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.  Synonym: astonishment.






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"Amazement" Quotes from Famous Books



... amazement on seeing this young lady suddenly burst out laughing as she turned and ...
— The Galaxy - Vol. 23, No. 1 • Various

... pursed mouth with which he met his mother's look of blank amazement may be imagined but cannot be described—he looked so quiet, too, and so evidently contented, for the warm water ...
— Charlie to the Rescue • R.M. Ballantyne

... freedom. Unacquainted as they are with the laws newly enacted for their future government and guidance, and having been led in their ignorance to expect incalculable wonders and benefits arising from freedom, I cannot but reflect with amazement on the peace and good order which have been so fortunately maintained throughout the island ...
— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society

... shot first and landed safely through the rose garland. Then came Allan-a-Dale and Little John and Stutely and Scarlet and many of the rest, while the knight held his breath from very amazement. Each fellow shot truly through the garland, until Middle the tinker—not to be outdone—stepped up for a trial. But alas! while he made a fair shot for a townsman, the arrow never came within a hand-breath of the ...
— Robin Hood • J. Walker McSpadden

... easily surprised, but the conclusion was so sudden and unexpected that he stared for a moment in blank amazement before he smiled. ...
— Via Crucis • F. Marion Crawford


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