Describing surprise

Josep B. (Spain)
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  1. amaze
    affect with wonder
    It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
    əˈmeɪz
  2. amazement
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    To my amazement, she remembered me.
    əˈmeɪzmənt

    = ASTONISHMENT
  3. astonish
    affect with wonder
    The news astonished everyone.
    əˈstɒnɪʃ
  4. astonished
    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
    We were astonished by the news.
    əˈstɒnɪʃt
  5. astonishing
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    The news was astonishing!
    əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ
  6. astonishment
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    He stared in astonishment at the stranger.
    əˈstɒnɪʃmənt

    = AMAZEMENT
  7. astound
    affect with wonder
    His arrogance astounded her.
    əˈstaʊnd
  8. astounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
    There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.
    əˈstaʊndɪŋ
  9. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
    His behaviour baffles me.
    ˈbæfl

    CONFUSE, BEWILDER
  10. baffled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
    I'm baffled why she hasn't called.
    ˈbæflt
  11. bafflement
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
    His reaction was one of bafflement.
    ˈbæflmənt

    = BEWILDERMENT
  12. bewilder
    cause to be confused emotionally
    She was totally bewildered by his sudden change of mood.
    bɪˈwɪldə

    CONFUSE, BAFFLE
  13. bewilderment
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
    He stared at me in total bewilderment.
    bɪˈwɪldəmnt

    = BAFFLEMENT
  14. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
    ˌnɒnˈplʌst

    = speechless
  15. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
    Eric Schmidt said he was perplexed by the ongoing row about Google's tax arrangements.
    pəˈplekst
  16. puzzled
    filled with bewilderment
    He looked puzzled so I repeated the question.
    ˈpʌzld

    = A CUADROS
  17. render
    give or supply
    Your behaviour rendered me speechless... Your behaviour rendered me at a loss...
    + speechless
    + at a loss
  18. stunned
    dazed or knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
    Her words stunned me—I had no idea she felt that way.
    stʌn
  19. stunning
    causing bewilderment, shock, or insensibility
    Your reaction was one of stunning.
    stʌn
  20. stunning
    causing bewilderment, shock, or insensibility
  21. stupefaction
    a feeling of stupefied astonishment
    They looked on in utter stupefaction.
    ˌstjuːpɪˈfækʃn
  22. stupefy
    be a mystery or bewildering to
    He was stupefied by the amount they had spent. Your attitude rendered me stupefied.
    Normally PASSIVE -> to be stupefied.

    ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ
  23. surprise
    the act of shocking someone
    Her letter came as a complete surprise.
    səˈpraɪz
  24. take aback
    surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
    He was taken aback when he got caught red handed stealing the book in the library.
    to be taken aback
  25. unforeseen
    not anticipated
    The project was running late owing to unforeseen circumstances.
    ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn

    = UNEXPECTED
  26. unpredictable
    unknown in advance
    The result is entirely unpredictable.
    ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl
Created on Sun Jun 16 11:02:53 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Jun 16 19:15:50 EDT 2013)

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