Awe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɔːkt/.

Examples

he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe
the fear of God
the Chinese reverence for the dead

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reverence fear veneration

Parts of Speech

noun	an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration “he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe”
noun	a feeling of profound respect for someone or something “the fear of God”
verb	inspire awe in “The famous professor awed the undergraduates”

Word Forms

awe	verb	inspire awe in
fear	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
reverential	adjective	feeling or manifesting veneration
reverent	adjective	showing great reverence for god
reverence	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
revere	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
venerate	verb	regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
awe	noun	an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ehrfurcht

ein überwältigendes Gefühl der Verwunderung oder Bewunderung

🇫🇷French

admiration

un sentiment écrasant d’émerveillement ou d’admiration

🇪🇸Spanish

temor

un sentimiento abrumador de asombro o admiración

🇮🇹Italian

soggezione

un travolgente sentimento di meraviglia o ammirazione

🇳🇱Dutch

ontzag

een overweldigend gevoel van verwondering of bewondering

🇵🇹Portuguese

admiração

um sentimento avassalador de admiração ou admiração

🇷🇺Russian

трепет

подавляющее чувство удивления или восхищения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एडब्ल्यूई

आश्चर्य या प्रशंसा की अत्यधिक अनुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্ময়

বিস্ময় বা প্রশংসার একটি অপ্রতিরোধ্য অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரமிப்பு

ஆச்சரியம் அல்லது போற்றுதலின் பெரும் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్మయం

ఆశ్చర్యం లేదా ప్రశంసల యొక్క అధిక అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

दरारा

आश्चर्य किंवा कौतुकाची जबरदस्त भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધાક

અજાયબી અથવા પ્રશંસાની જબરજસ્ત લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ಮಯ

ಅದ್ಭುತ ಅಥವಾ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆಯ ಅಗಾಧ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്മയം

അതിശയത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രശംസയുടെയോ അമിതമായ വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਰੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوف

حیرت یا تعریف کا زبردست احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敬畏

一种压倒性的惊奇或钦佩的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

畏怖の念

圧倒的な驚きまたは賞賛の感情

🇰🇷Korean

두려움

압도적인 놀라움이나 감탄의 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh ngạc

một cảm giác choáng ngợp của sự ngạc nhiên hoặc ngưỡng mộ

🇹🇭Thai

ความกลัว

ความรู้สึกประหลาดใจหรือชื่นชมอย่างท่วมท้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kagum

perasaan takjub atau kagum yang luar biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

sindak

isang labis na pakiramdam ng pagtataka o paghanga

🇲🇾Malay

kagum

perasaan hairan atau kagum yang luar biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرهبة

شعور ساحق بالعجب أو الإعجاب

🇮🇷Persian

هیبت

احساس شگفتی یا تحسین شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

huşu

ezici bir merak veya hayranlık duygusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

יִראַת כָּבוֹד

תחושה סוחפת של פליאה או הערצה

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