amazement

amaze·ment

noun \ə-ˈmāz-mənt\

Definition of AMAZEMENT

1

obsolete : consternation, bewilderment

2

: the quality or state of being amazed

3

: something that amazes

Examples of AMAZEMENT

1. The crowd watched in amazement as the magician performed his tricks.
2. Much to the amazement of her family, she left school to pursue her acting career.

First Known Use of AMAZEMENT

1592

Related to AMAZEMENT

Synonyms: admiration, wonder, astonishment, awe, wonderment

Related Words: dread; fear; respect, reverence, veneration; curiosity, interest; shock, surprise; disbelief, incomprehension, incredulity; beguilement, bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination; animation, enlightenment, enlivenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation; absorption, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, involvement

Near Antonyms: apathy, disinterest, incuriosity, indifference, unconcern; boredom, doldrums, ennui, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness, weltschmerz; cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy

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Rhymes with AMAZEMENT

appraisement