"amazement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈmeɪz.mənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amazement.wav [UK] Forms: amazement [singular], amazements [plural]
Etymology: amaze + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|amaze|ment}} amaze + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Amazement is the feeling you have when something surprises you very much. Synonyms: astonishment
    Sense id: simple-amazement-en-noun-4y4OVM6U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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