| VERB | cognition | amaze, astonish, astound | affect with wonder |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | amaze, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| Sounds | ahmey'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz... | |
| Meaning | affect with wonder. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The good news will amaze her; The performance is likely to amaze Sue | |
| Example | "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" | |
| Synonyms | astonish, astound | |
| Narrower | dazzle | amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill |
| Broader | surprise | Cause to be surprised |
| Spanish | admirar, asombrar, pasmar, sorprender | |
| Catalan | admirar, asombrar, esbalair, meravellar, sorprendre | |
| Nouns | amazement | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
| Meaning | Be a mystery or bewildering to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will amaze him; The good news will amaze her | |
| Synonyms | perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound | |
| Narrower | elude, escape | Be incomprehensible to |
| riddle | Set a difficult problem or riddle | |
| stump, mix up | Cause to be perplexed or confounded | |
| Broader | confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to |
| Spanish | asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender | |
| Catalan | desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar | |
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