noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , outright , pure , sheer , total , utter
▪ widespread
▪ open
▪ mock
▪
He raised his eyebrows in mock ~.
▪ suspended
▪
A look of suspended ~ came across his face.
▪ amused , astonished , furious , horrified , shocked , stunned
VERB + DISBELIEF
▪ feel
▪
I felt ~ first of all, then outrage.
▪ express
▪
The president publicly expressed his ~ at what had happened.
▪ hear , see , sense
▪
I could see the ~ in her eyes.
▪
She could sense his ~.
▪ greet sth with
▪
My stories were greeted with ~.
▪ shake your head in , stare in , watch in
▪
We could only watch in ~ as the car rolled into the water.
▪ suspend
▪
If you don't mind suspending your ~, you should enjoy this movie.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
My mouth dropped open in ~.
▪ to sb's ~
▪
To my horrified ~, the animal was running in my direction.
▪ ~ at
▪
Hilary shook her head in ~ at the news.
PHRASES
▪ an expression of ~ , a look of ~
▪
with looks of utter ~ on their faces
▪ suspension of ~
▪
The movie version requires greater suspension of ~ than the book.