VividLex

Home / Thesaurus / amazement

Thesaurus: amazement

The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.

Full dictionary entry Search Lens associations

Related headwords

Obsdefinitionamazeddefinitionaccompaniesdefinitionadmirationdefinitionbewildermentdefinitionconditiondefinitionextremelydefinitionfeardefinitionfeelingdefinitionfrenzydefinitionhorrordefinitionmadnessdefinitionoverwhelmingdefinitionsomethingdefinitionsuddendefinitionsurprisedefinitionsurprisingdefinitionwonderdefinitionhisdefinitionimpressiondefinitionleftdefinitionmiltondefinitionwebsterdefinitionwordsdefinitionamazefamilyamaze-ballsfamilyamazedlyfamilyamazednessfamily

Definitions

  1. n. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.
  2. n. Frenzy; madness.
  3. n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  4. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. His words impression left Of much amazement. Milton. 2. Frenzy; madness. [Obs.] Webster (1661).
  5. n:100 n the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising