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Amazed vs Thrilled - What's the difference?

amazed | thrilled |

As adjectives the difference between amazed and thrilled

is that amazed is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised while thrilled is extremely excited or delighted.

As verbs the difference between amazed and thrilled

is that amazed is (amaze) while thrilled is (thrill).

amazed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
  • *
  • *: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 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.}}

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)
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    thrilled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thrill)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely excited or delighted.