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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Sitting right next to her and looking up in amazement was her childhood cat.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Shivering South Floridians, young and old, looked to the sky in total amazement as tiny snowflakes landed on their faces.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
During the brief visit to our house the day after the fire, my neighbor Brian Pires was standing in the middle of the street waxing in amazement that his house had also survived when flames shot up from his corner lot.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The only consistency — of the right type — has come from Liverpool and, to widespread amazement, Nottingham Forest.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Shivering South Floridians, young and old, looked to the sky in total amazement as tiny snowflakes landed on their faces.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
During the brief visit to our house the day after the fire, my neighbor Brian Pires was standing in the middle of the street waxing in amazement that his house had also survived when flames shot up from his corner lot.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The only consistency — of the right type — has come from Liverpool and, to widespread amazement, Nottingham Forest.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Amazement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazement. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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amazement
noun
amaze·ment
ə-ˈmāz-mənt
: great surprise or astonishment
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