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amazement

/əˈmeɪzmənt/uh-MAYZ-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/əˈmeɪzmənt/uh-MAYZ-muhnt

Meaningthe state of being astonished

Common meaning: great surprise

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishamasian‘confuse’source
  2. Middle Englishamasen‘bewilder’source
  3. Englishamaze‘astonish’
  4. Englishformed in English from amazeamazement‘great surprise’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from amaze + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), AMAZE, p.19 · scan

Source words

  • amasian Old English · source word “confuse”

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