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amazement

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a·maze·ment  (-mzmnt)
n.
1. A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment.
2. Obsolete Bewilderment; perplexity.

amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt]
n
1. incredulity or great astonishment; complete wonder or surprise
2. Obsolete bewilderment or consternation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.amazement - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprisingamazement - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
wonder, wonderment, admiration - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
surprise - the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
stupefaction - a feeling of stupefied astonishment

amazement
Translations
amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt] Nasombro m
the news caused general amazementla noticia causó sorpresa generalizada or un asombro general
they looked on in amazementmiraron asombrados
to my amazementpara mi gran asombro or sorpresa
amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt] n (= astonishment) → stupéfaction f, ébahissement m
The news was greeted with amazement → La nouvelle a été accueillie avec stupéfaction.
amazement
nErstaunen nt, → Verwunderung f; much to my amazementzu meinem großen Erstaunen
amazement [əˈmeɪzmənt] nstupore m, meraviglia
to my amazement ... → con mia gran sorpresa...
he looked at me in amazement → mi guardò stupito


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