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Dictionary: a·maze   (ə-māz') pronunciation

v., a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See synonyms at surprise.
  2. Obsolete. To bewilder; perplex.
v.intr.
To cause great wonder or astonishment: a sight that amazes.

n.
Amazement; wonder.

[From Middle English masen, to bewilder, and from amased, bewildered (from Old English āmasod), both from Old English āmasian, to bewilder : ā-, intensive pref. + *masian, to confuse.]

amazedly a·maz'ed·ly (ə-mā'zĭd-lē) adv.
amazedness a·maz'ed·ness n.

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verb

    To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual: astonish, astound, awe, startle, surprise. Idioms: catchtakeunawares, take aback. See surprise/expect.

noun

    The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding: amazement, astonishment, awe, marvel, wonder, wonderment. Archaic admiration, dread. See excite/bore/interest, feelings.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: affect with wonder
  Synonyms: astonish, astound

Meaning #2: be a mystery or bewildering to
  Synonyms: perplex, vex, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forundre, forbløffe, forbavse
n. - forundring, forbavselse, forbløffelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbazen, verwonderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - étonner, stupéfier, frapper de stupeur, ébahir
n. - étonnement, stupéfaction

Deutsch (German)
v. - erstaunen
n. - Staunen, Verwunderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκπλήσσω, καταπλήσσω, αφήνω έκθαμβο ή κατάπληκτο, θαμπώνω

Italiano (Italian)
stupire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pasmar, assombrar, maravilhar, confundir

Русский (Russian)
поражать, изумлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asombrar, sorprender, maravillar
n. - asombro, sorpresa, maravilla

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbluffa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使吃惊, 惊讶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使吃驚
n. - 驚訝

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 놀라게 하다
n. - 경악

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - びっくり仰天させる, 驚かす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדהים, הפתיע‬
n. - ‮נדהם, הופתע‬


 
 
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