The meaning of Amazing

verb

Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

You never fail to astonish me

verb

To surprise someone very much

Usage examples:

We were astonished at how much she had aged., it was astonishing to see the size of the crowds for …

adjective

Extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.

Usage examples:

An astonishing achievement

verb

Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

You never fail to astonish me

verb

Shock or greatly surprise.

Usage examples:

Her bluntness astounded him

verb

To surprise and shock someone, esp. with news of something that is completely unexpected

Usage examples:

Considering how badly they’re paid and what little support they get, the dedication of these teache…

adjective

Surprisingly impressive or notable.

Usage examples:

The summit offers astounding views

verb

Shock or greatly surprise.

Usage examples:

Her bluntness astounded him

adjective

Very surprising or shocking

Usage examples:

An astounding fact/decision/revelation, an astounding (= very great) victory/achievement/success

adjective

Causing you to feel great respect or admiration

Usage examples:

Niagara falls really is an awe-inspiring sight., her knowledge of computers is quite awe-inspiring.

adjective

Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring awe.

Usage examples:

The awesome power of the atomic bomb

adverb

Extremely well; excellently.

Usage examples:

My yearly review went awesome

adjective

Causing feelings of great admiration, respect, or fear

Usage examples:

An awesome achievement, slang your new haircut is awesome (= extremely good).

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

adjective

Confusing or perplexing.

Usage examples:

There is a bewildering array of holidays to choose from

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

adjective

Astonishing or awe-inspiring in quality, so as to take one's breath away.

Usage examples:

The scene was one of breathtaking beauty

adjective

Extremely good, beautiful, or exciting

Usage examples:

The violin solo was breathtaking., breathtakingly beautiful scenery

verb

Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.

Usage examples:

The inflation figure confounded economic analysts

exclamation

Used to express anger or annoyance.

Usage examples:

Oh confound it, where is the thing?

verb

Present participle of confound

Usage examples:

An elderly man from hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead…

adjective

Causing one to feel unsettled.

Usage examples:

He had a disconcerting habit of offering jobs to people he met at dinner parties

verb

Disturb the composure of; unsettle.

Usage examples:

The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her

adjective

Making someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried

Usage examples:

There was a disconcerting silence., his message is deeply disconcerting for anyone who values democ…

adjective

Causing concern and distress.

Usage examples:

The list of complaints was dismaying

verb

Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.

Usage examples:

They were dismayed by the u-turn in policy

adjective

Making you feel unhappy and disappointed

Usage examples:

It is dismaying to realize how many people believe these lies., teenage suicides happen with dismay…

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.

Usage examples:

News that activists could be fined for protesting against the policy will flabbergast most people

verb

To shock someone, usually by telling that person something they were not expecting

Usage examples:

He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.

verb

Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.

Usage examples:

Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question

noun

A state of being very surprised and confused.

Usage examples:

Reduced to a perfect nonplus, he rose from his chair

adjective

Completely baffling; very puzzling.

Usage examples:

A perplexing problem

verb

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Usage examples:

She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness

adjective

Confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something

Usage examples:

They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable., the rise in childhood mental illness…

prefix

In words adopted from latin originally meaning ‘apart’ (as in separate ) or meaning ‘without’ (as in secure ).

abbreviation

South-east or south-eastern.

Usage examples:

Se regional offices

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 34, a grey crystalline non-metal with semiconducting properties.

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

adjective

Very shocking or upsetting.

Usage examples:

He found it a shattering experience

verb

Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.

Usage examples:

Bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded

adjective

Making you feel extremely tired

Usage examples:

It was a shattering schedule - seven meetings in two days., losing the family business was a shatte…

noun

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

Usage examples:

It was a shock to face such hostile attitudes

verb

Short for shock absorber.

verb

Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.

Usage examples:

The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

adjective

Causing indignation or disgust; offensive.

Usage examples:

Shocking behaviour

verb

Cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.

Usage examples:

She was shocked at the state of his injuries

verb

Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.

Usage examples:

The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

noun

An unsteady walk or movement.

Usage examples:

She walked with a stagger

verb

Walk with great difficulty

adjective

Deeply shocking; astonishing.

Usage examples:

The staggering bills for maintenance and repair

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

verb

Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm.

Usage examples:

A sudden sound in the doorway startled her

verb

Surprise greatly

verb

To surprise a person or animal

Usage examples:

She startled him when she said hello., we’ve made some startling discoveries.

adjective

Very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.

Usage examples:

He bore a startling likeness to their father

verb

Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm.

Usage examples:

A sudden sound in the doorway startled her

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

verb

To shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react

Usage examples:

She was stunned by his generous offer., he was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.

adjective

Extremely impressive or attractive.

Usage examples:

She looked stunning

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

adjective

Extremely beautiful or attractive

Usage examples:

They make a stunning couple., a stunning victory

verb

Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.

Usage examples:

The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

verb

To tire or bore someone so much that the person cannot think or do anything

Usage examples:

His classes totally stupefied me., he was stupefied to learn that he was fired.

adjective

Making one unable to think or feel properly.

Usage examples:

The game ends with a sense of stupefying boredom

verb

Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.

Usage examples:

The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

adjective

Making someone unable to think clearly, usually because they are extremely tired or bored, or have taken drugs

Usage examples:

Stupefying heat/noise, he was sedated by the stupefying drug lorazepam., stupefying arrogance, i fi…

noun

An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.

Usage examples:

The announcement came as a complete surprise

verb

(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.

Usage examples:

I was surprised at his statement

noun

An unexpected event, or the feeling caused when something unexpected happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] don’t tell ann we’re having a party for her – i want it to be a surprise., [ c ] last night’s…

adjective

Causing surprise; unexpected.

Usage examples:

A surprising sequence of events

verb

(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.

Usage examples:

I was surprised at his statement

adjective

Unexpected and causing surprise

Usage examples:

The election results were surprising for a number of reasons., there was a surprising amount of tal…