Entry Word: amazement

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary <Israelites watched in amazement as the Red Sea parted so that they could cross on dry land> — see wonder 2
2 the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual <imagine Dorothyʼs amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man> — see surprise 2