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amazement
What does amazement mean?
amazement (noun): the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use amazement in a sentence?
- Amazement is involuntary praise. (Tatoeba sentence #12885810 by mexicanhere, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce amazement?
/əˈmeɪzmənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does amazement come from?
From amaze + -ment.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to amazement
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “amazement” mean?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
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a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
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a cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah"
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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