Antonyms for awe

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : aw

Phonetic Transcription : ɔ

Definition of awe

Origin : c.1300, earlier aghe, c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, e.g. Old Norse agi "fright;" from Proto-Germanic *agiz- (cf. Old English ege "fear," Old High German agiso "fright, terror," Gothic agis "fear, anguish"), from PIE *agh-es- (cf. Greek akhos "pain, grief"), from root *agh- "to be depressed, be afraid" (see ail). Current sense of "dread mixed with veneration" is due to biblical use with reference to the Supreme Being. Awe-inspiring is recorded from 1814.

noun amazement
verb amaze

Example sentences :

With an undefined feeling of awe, she looked in the countenance of her friend.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

"Heads for her, tails for me," he said, with some awe in his tone.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various

You did not like to look at it, and you could not meet it without unpleasantness and awe.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Besides, she did not stand in awe of Gilder, as did the others in his service.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

With all his masterfulness he was very considerably in awe of Miss Allis.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

In fact, Napoleon stood more in awe of Panoria than she did of him.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

Martin drank in every detail wonderingly, with a kind of awe.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

That "man with the pack" always inspired me with awe and reverence.
Extract from : « Yankee Gypsies » by John Greenleaf Whittier

I felt an awe come upon me, and Rebecca's countenance was troubled.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

They looked about the room with some awe and a puzzled acceptance of its being the same, yet not the same.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for awe

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