amazed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /əˈmeɪzd/
Meanings
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Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:1917, Frederic Harrison, The Mill on the Floss. Vol. IX. Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction we are amazed by forked flashes of wisdom
I am amazed at your passionate words
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:I am amazed with matter
1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most amazed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more amazed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unamazed · amazedly · amazedness
Translations (26)
ru поражена́ (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · pt espantado (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · fr abasourdi (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · uk вра́жена (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · ko 경악한 (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · ko 놀란 (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · nrf êtourdi (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · fi hämmästynyt (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · eo mirigita (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · id tertakjub (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · uk вра́жений (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · pl zdumiony (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · cy syn (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · es estupefacto (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · nrf êmèrvilyi (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · txb wismai (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · vo stunik (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · th ทึ่ง (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · es asombrado (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · ug ھەيران (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · fr stupéfié (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · es atónito (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · tr şaşkın (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · ru поражён (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · uz hayron (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder) · ckb داچڵەکاو (astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder)