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noun

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

verb

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

n

Definition: amazement
Antonyms: calmness, coolness, expectation, familiarity, intimacy, steadiness

v

Definition: amaze
Antonyms: expect

IN BRIEF: Deep respect mixed with fear and wonder.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

Tutor's tip: Say "aw" (an expression of sympathy or dislike) when teasing your little brother, but not when responding to a person of whom you are in "awe" (fearful reverence).

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For a list of words related to awe, see:

• Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - awe: fearful reverence, admiration, or submission
• Mystical States and Experiences - awe: sense of enormous wonder, delight, reverence, or fear

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ærefrygt, ærbødighed
v. tr. - indgyde ærefrygt, skræmme

idioms:

• awe struck    lammet af ærefrygt, slået med ærefrygt

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontzag, bewondering, ontzag inboezemen

Français (French)
n. - crainte révérencielle, effroi mêlé de respect/d'admiration
v. tr. - inspirer un respect mêlé de crainte à

idioms:

• awe struck    être frappé de terreur, être stupéfait

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ehrfurcht
v. - Ehrfurcht gebieten, einschüchtern

idioms:

• awe struck    von Ehrfurcht ergriffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέος, σέβας, φόβος, τρόμος

idioms:

• awe struck    έντρομος, κατατρομαγμένος

Italiano (Italian)
soggezione

idioms:

• stand in awe of    rispettare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - terror (m), pavor (m), reverência (f)

idioms:

• awe struck    cheio de pavor
• stand in awe of    ficar amedrontado por, ter respeito por

Русский (Russian)
благоговейный страх

idioms:

• awe struck    охваченный (благоговейным) страхом
• stand in awe of    испытывать благоговейный страх перед чем-то, кем-то

Español (Spanish)
n. - temor, respeto, asombro, admiración
v. tr. - atemorizar, asombrar, intimidar, sobrecoger

idioms:

• awe struck    atemorizado, intimidado, sobrecogido, asombrado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vördnad, fruktan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
敬畏, 畏怯, 使敬畏

idioms:

• awe struck    震惊的, 惊奇不已的, 顿生敬畏的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 敬畏, 畏怯
v. tr. - 使敬畏

idioms:

• awe struck    震驚的, 驚奇不已的, 頓生敬畏的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 두려움, 위풍
v. tr. - 을 두려워하게 하다, 을 위압하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 畏敬, 畏怖
v. - 威圧して…させる

idioms:

• awe struck    畏敬の念を起こした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رعب, رهبه, دهشه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יראת-כבוד, פחד‬
v. tr. - ‮עורר יראת כבוד בלב-‬

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