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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAmazement
/əˈmeɪzmənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling of great surprise and wonder.
"She stared at the magnificent painting in absolute amazement." - 2
The state of being greatly surprised or perplexed.
"To my utter amazement, he passed the difficult exam without studying."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'amaze', originating from Middle English 'amasen', from Old English 'amasian' (to stun or confuse), combined with the French nominal suffix '-ment'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a negative sense of utter bewilderment or confusion to a positive or neutral state of extreme surprise and wonder.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Amazement" is said worldwide
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étonnement
Transliteration: e-ton-nement
"Il regardait le spectacle avec étonnement."
Erstaunen
Transliteration: er-shau-nen
"Sie blickte ihn voller Erstaunen an."
stupore
Transliteration: stu-po-re
"Guardò il paesaggio con grande stupore."
asombro
Transliteration: a-som-bro
"El mago dejó al público en un estado de asombro."
espanto
Transliteration: es-pan-to
"Ele olhou para a obra de arte com espanto."
आश्चर्य
Transliteration: aashcharya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने बड़े आश्चर्य से जादूगर को देखा।"
惊奇
Transliteration: jīngqí
Script: 中文汉字
"她惊奇地看着魔术表演。"
경악
Transliteration: gyeong-ak
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 놀라움과 경악으로 가득 차 있었다."
驚き
Transliteration: odoroki
Script: 日本語
"彼女は驚きのあまり言葉が出なかった。"
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