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Definition of "amazement" []

  • A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment. (noun)
  • Obsolete Bewilderment; perplexity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "amazement" in a sentence
  • "Why you must wonder in amazement at all US idiots who get on airplanes and fly to the same places several times a year."
  • "AQ is watching in amazement as the administration refuses to interrogate them."
  • "But if a piece of music has demonstrated its potential to be an amazing experience, I'm less concerned with how often that amazement is likely to happen."