Definition of Amazed

1. Adjective. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock. "Stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"

Exact synonyms: Astonied, Astonished, Astounded, Stunned
Similar to: Surprised

Definition of Amazed

1. Adjective. Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised. ¹

2. Verb. (past of amaze) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amazed

1. amaze [v] - See also: amaze

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amazed

amauroses
amaurosis
amaurosis congenita of Leber
amaurosis fugax
amaurotic
amaurotic cat's eye
amaurotic mydriasis
amaurotic nystagmus
amaurotic pupil
amauti
amautis
amaxophobia
amay
amazake
amaze
amazed (current term)
amazedly
amazedness
amazeful
amazement
amazements
amazes
amazeth
amazia
amazing
amazingly
amazingness
amazon
amazon stone
amazonian

Literary usage of Amazed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Kate Stephens (1896)
"being the southwest point of the island, I was perfectly confounded and amazed, nor is it possible for me to express the horror of my mind, at seeing the ..."

2. Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time: From the Restoration of King by Gilbert Burnet (1850)
"Don John was amazed at the news, and had never any regard for the ambassador ... The court of France was amazed at the undertaking, and was glad that it had ..."

3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including A Journal of a Tour to the by James Boswell, John Wilson Croker (1831)
"... amazed me about this regatta, however, was the mixture of vip company, when tickets were so difficult to obtain. Somebody talked at Ranelagh of two ..."

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