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Meanings of amazement in anglès

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The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.

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A dazed condition.

Sinònims
Examples for "perplexity"
Examples for "perplexity"
1
It added a great deal to my perplexity, when I read, further:
In a glass darkly
2
They escaped the perplexity of reconciling the mercantile and the religious ideas.
A Little Journey in the World
3
He sighed in nerveless perplexity; it was she who had the courage.
Indian Summer
4
Always I answered him in the same way, thus increasing his perplexity.
Eaters of the Dead
5
Yet what she found troubled her even more: open perplexity and confusion.
Return of the Crimson Guard
1
I come far enough out of a daze to struggle briefly, fiercely.
Dark rivers of the heart
2
Some were excruciatingly alive to the situation; others were in a daze.
The Last Shot
3
He walked on toward the center of the city in a daze.
Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)
4
March was in a daze, uncertain what was dream and what reality.
Fatherland
5
Prentice sat staring in front of him, still half in a daze.
The Moneychangers
1
A rough justice had prevailed, and I felt more bafflement than regret.
Deadly Décisions
2
To his own bafflement Messi scooped the ball past the right-hand post.
The Guardian
3
Sophie looks up from shepherding the giraffes, her brow knotting in bafflement.
The crimson petal and the white
4
Marphissa spread her hands in bafflement, eyes fixed on her own display.
Tarnished Knight
5
To her relief, the others burst out laughing at their friend's bafflement.
The Getting of Wisdom
Usage of amazement in anglès
1
The woman started in amazement and the colonel half rose in anger.
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
2
Asad listened in relieved amazement; Rosamund caught her breath in sheer dismay.
The Sea-Hawk
3
The listener in the hall walked up and down, lost in amazement.
Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
4
The Crows listened in amazement to the war-whoop of the two Lakerimmers.
The Dozen from Lakerim
5
In the studio, Aaron King gazed at the angry woman in amazement.
The Eyes of the World
6
A horse neighed outside the corral; both men glanced up in amazement.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
7
The witness for the State looked in dumb amazement at the wreck.
The Court of Boyville
8
Blackton turned in time to catch the sudden amazement in his face.
The Hunted Woman
9
The waiter stared in amazement, then called the owner of the restaurant.
The Rover Boys at School; Or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall
10
Virginia drew in her breath, and looked at the Colonel in amazement.
The Crisis — Complete
11
In the mean time, the universal ruin around me redoubled my amazement.
Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side
12
The two Romans and the Briton stare at one another in amazement.
Caesar and Cleopatra
13
The Monday following its execution confusion and amazement reigned in the bank.
Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Ye...
14
The voice from the doorway betrayed deep amazement and the profoundest irritation:
Merton of the Movies
15
When the two friends reached the hut, Nona Davis exclaimed in amazement:
The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army
16
Miss Ida Slome looked at him in amazement; she was utterly dazed.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
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Amazement through the time
Amazement across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Rare