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# amazement

«amazement» in Mova's school dictionary: **the feeling of being very surprised because something is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (amazement; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Amazement is the feeling of being very surprised because something is wonderful or hard to believe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories to describe reactions: «to her amazement», «in amazement», «stared in amazement». It tells the reader that something surprising has happened. Phrases: «in amazement», «to my amazement», «a look of amazement».

### examples

- We watched in amazement as the rocket took off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#x1)
- To my amazement, my little brother cleaned his room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#x2)
- She stared at the giant cake in amazement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#x3)
- His face was full of amazement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#x4)
- To everyone's amazement, the shy girl sang a solo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#x5)
- The crowd gasped in amazement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: no «an amazement», no plural. Related: amaze (verb), amazed, amazing (adjectives), amazingly (adverb). «To my amazement» goes at the start of a sentence.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «amazement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amazement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.