amaze

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.
2. (obsolete) To stun or stupefy (someone).
3. (obsolete) To bewilder or perplex (someone or oneself).
4. (obsolete) To fill (someone) with panic; to panic, to terrify.
5. To experience amazement; to be astounded.

Noun

1. Amazement, astonishment; (countable) an instance of this.
2. Fear, terror.
3. (obsolete) Stupefaction of the mind; bewilderment; (countable) an instance of this.

Concepts

étonner

stupéfier

étourdir

ébahir

abasourdir

surprendre

ahurir

émerveiller

étourdissement

consterner

époustoufler

ravissement

jamais vu

étonnant

être étonné

chose étonnante

miracle

frapper

effarer

méduser

éberluer

saisir

épater

confondre

frapper de stupeur

jeter dans l’étonnement

époustouffler

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈmeɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The verb is derived from Middle English *amasen, amase (“to bewilder, perplex”) (attested chiefly in the past participle form, and thus often difficult to distinguish from amased (adjective)), from Old English āmasian (“to confuse, astonish”), from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian (“to confound, confuse, perplex; to amaze”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)). The English word is analysable as a- (intensifying prefix) + maze (“(archaic) to astonish, amaze, bewilder; to daze, stupefy”).
The noun is derived from Late Middle English amase, from the verb: see above.