The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding

• dread

  1. To be in terror of; fear intensely:
  2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance:
  3. To hold in awe or reverence.

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  1. To be in terror of; fear intensely:
  2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance:
  3. To hold in awe or reverence.

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• admiration

  1. A feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something:
  2. The state of being viewed with such approval or delight:
  3. The object of such approval and delight:

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  1. A feeling of strong approval or delight with regard to someone or something:
  2. The state of being viewed with such approval or delight:
  3. The object of such approval and delight:

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• wonderment

  1. Astonishment, awe, or puzzlement.
  2. Something that produces wonder; a marvel.

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  1. Astonishment, awe, or puzzlement.
  2. Something that produces wonder; a marvel.

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• wonder

  1. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising:
  2. The quality that arouses such emotion:
  3. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel:

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  1. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising:
  2. The quality that arouses such emotion:
  3. One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel:

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• marvel

  1. One that evokes surprise, admiration, or wonder.
  2. Strong surprise; astonishment.
  3. To become filled with wonder or astonishment.

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  1. One that evokes surprise, admiration, or wonder.
  2. Strong surprise; astonishment.
  3. To become filled with wonder or astonishment.

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• astonishment

  1. Great surprise or amazement.
  2. A cause of amazement; a marvel.

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  1. Great surprise or amazement.
  2. A cause of amazement; a marvel.

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• amazement

  1. A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment.
  2. Bewilderment; perplexity.

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  1. A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment.
  2. Bewilderment; perplexity.

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• amaze

  1. To affect with great wonder; astonish.
  2. To bewilder; perplex.
  3. To cause great wonder or astonishment:

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  1. To affect with great wonder; astonish.
  2. To bewilder; perplex.
  3. To cause great wonder or astonishment:

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To impress strongly by what is unexpected or unusual

• surprise

  1. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated:
  2. To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares:
  3. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning:

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  1. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated:
  2. To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares:
  3. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning:

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• startle

  1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.
  2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
  3. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.

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  1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.
  2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
  3. To become alarmed, frightened, or surprised.

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• astound

  1. To astonish and bewilder.

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  1. To astonish and bewilder.

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• astonish

  1. To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.

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  1. To fill with sudden wonder or amazement.

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• amaze

  1. To affect with great wonder; astonish.
  2. To bewilder; perplex.
  3. To cause great wonder or astonishment:

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  1. To affect with great wonder; astonish.
  2. To bewilder; perplex.
  3. To cause great wonder or astonishment:

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