amazement

amazement

noun

Definition of AMAZEMENT

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>

Synonyms admiration, amazement, 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

2

the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual <imagine Dorothy's amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man>

Synonyms amazement, astonishment, shock, startlement, stupefaction

Related Words awe, wonder, wonderment; startle; bewilderment, confusion, consternation, discomfiture, dismay