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Definition of amazement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

amazement

noun
 
/əˈmeɪzmənt/
 
/əˈmeɪzmənt/
[uncountable]
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  1. a feeling of great surprise
    • To my amazement, he remembered me.
    • She looked at him in amazement.
    Extra Examples
    • He expressed amazement at being left out of the match.
    • Laura looked around her with amazement.
    • She raised her eyebrows in mock amazement.
    • To her amazement she got the job.
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • sheer
    • utter
    verb + amazement
    • express
    preposition
    • in amazement
    • to somebody’s amazement
    • with amazement
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