amazement
noun
amaze·ment
ə-ˈmāz-mənt 
1
: a feeling of astonishment : the quality or state of being amazed
was filled with amazement by what he saw
She stared at him in amazement.
2
: something that causes astonishment : something that is amazing
… the amazements that are turning up in physics each year …—
Lewis Thomas
Lewis Thomas3
obsolete
: consternation, bewilderment
Examples of amazement in a Sentence
The crowd watched in amazement as the magician performed his tricks.
Much to the amazement of her family, she left school to pursue her acting career.
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—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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—Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
There's no shortage of amazement — and amusement — every time the Chiefs take the field, especially in January.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
When the narrator expresses amazement that his aunt keeps struggling to live, the nurse is unimpressed.
—Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Lawyers for the director allege that his PR team had no reason to employ a well-orchestrated smear campaign against Lively because, to their amazement, the public had already done so.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Amazement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazement. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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amazement
noun
amaze·ment
ə-ˈmāz-mənt
: great surprise or astonishment
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