amaze

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verb

1. affect with wonder (Freq. 4)
- Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!
• Syn:
astonish, astound
• Derivationally related forms:
astonishment (for: astonish), amazement
• Hypernyms:
surprise
• Hyponyms:
dazzle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The good news will amaze her
- The performance is likely to amaze Sue
2. be a mystery or bewildering to (Freq. 1)
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
• Syn:
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle,
mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox,
stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
• See Also:
puzzle over (for: puzzle), puzzle out (for: puzzle)
• Derivationally related forms:
stupefaction (for: stupefy), bewilderment (for: bewilder), poser (for: pose), bafflement (for: baffle), mystification (for: mystify), mystifier (for: mystify), mystery (for: mystify), puzzle (for: puzzle), puzzlement (for: puzzle), puzzler (for: puzzle)
• Hypernyms:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Hyponyms:
stump, mix up, riddle, elude, escape
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will amaze him
- The good news will amaze her

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, astonish, astound