Amazed vs Impressed - What's the difference?
amazed | impressed |
Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
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*:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=8 (amaze)
strongly affected, especially favourably
stamped, under pressure
compelled to serve in a military force
confiscated by force or authority
(impress)
As adjectives the difference between amazed and impressed
is that amazed is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised while impressed is strongly affected, especially favourably.As verbs the difference between amazed and impressed
is that amazed is past tense of amaze while impressed is past tense of impress.amazed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}