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Amaze [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Astonishment; confusion; perplexity, arising from fear, surprise or wonder. It is chiefly used in poetry, and is nearly synonymous with amazement.

Amaze [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To confound with fear, sudden surprise, or wonder; to astonish.

2. They shall be afraid; they shall be amazed at one another. Isaiah 13:8 .

3. They were all amazed and glorified God. Mark 2:12 . Luke 5:26 .

4. This word implies astonishment or perplexity, arising from something extraordinary, unexpected, unaccountable, or frightful.

Amaze [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To be astounded.

Amaze [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.

2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.

3. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement.

Amazed [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder.

Amazed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Amaze

Amazedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

With amazement; in a manner to confound. [Little used.]

Amazedly [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In amazement; with confusion or astonishment.

Amazedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The state of being confounded with fear, surprise or wonder; astonishment; great wonder.

Amazedness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder.

Amazeful [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Full of amazement.

Amazement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Astonishment; confusion or perplexity, from a sudden impression of fear, surprise or wonder. It is sometimes accompanied with fear or terror; sometimes merely extreme wonder or admiration at some great, sudden or unexpected event, at an unusual sight, or at the narration of extraordinary event.

Amazement [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.

2. Frenzy; madness.

Wonder Roget’s Thesaurus §870

N. wonder, marvel, astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment, amazedness, admiration, awe, stupor, stupefaction, stound|, fascination, sensation, surprise 8, note of admiration, thaumaturgy

V. wonder, marvel, admire, be surprised, start, stare, open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes, gloar|, gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath, look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog, look blank, tombe des nues, not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses, not be able to account for, not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels, surprise, astonish, amaze, astound, dumfound, dumfounder, startle, dazzle, daze, strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe, electrify, stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb, make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth, make one stare, take by surprise, be wonderful, beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description, stagger belief

Adj. surprised, aghast, all agog, breathless, agape, open- mouthed, awestruck, thunderstruck, moonstruck, planet-struck, spellbound, lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment, struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder, wonderful, wondrous, surprising, unexpected, unheard of, mysterious, miraculous, indescribable, inexpressible, inaffable, unutterable, unspeakable, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, marvelous, inconceivable, incredible, inimaginable, unimaginable, strange, passing strange, striking, overwhelming, wonder-working

Adv. wonderfully, &c. adj, fearfully, for a wonder, in the name of wonder, strange to say, mirabile dictu, mirabile visu, to one's great surprise, with wonder, with gaping mouth, with open eyes, with upturned eyes

Int. lo, lo and behold, o, heyday, halloo, what, indeed, really, surely, humph, hem, good lack, good heavens, good gracious, ye gods, good lord, good grief, holy cow, my word, holy shit, [vulg.], gad so, welladay, dear me, only think, lackadaisy, my stars, my goodness, gracious goodness, goodness gracious, mercy on us, heavens and earth, god bless me, bless us, bless my heart, odzookens, o gemini, adzooks, hoity-toity, strong, heaven save the mark, bless the mark, can such things be, zounds, 'sdeath, what on earth, what in the world, who would have thought it, &c. (inexpectation) 508[obs3], you don't say so, you're kidding, no kidding? what do you say to that, nous verrons, how now, where am i? phr, vox faucibus haesit, one's hair standing on end

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Exodus 15:15

Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,

Judges 20:41

And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.

Job 32:15

They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.

Psalms 49:16

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

Isaiah 13:8

And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

Isaiah 59:16

And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.

Ezekiel 32:10

Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.

I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’

Daniel 3:24

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.

Matthew 8:27

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Matthew 9:33

And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Matthew 12:23

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?

The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

Matthew 15:31

Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 19:25

When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

Matthew 22:22

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

Matthew 27:14

And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

Mark 1:27

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

Mark 2:12

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Mark 5:20

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

Mark 6:6

And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

Mark 6:51

And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,