Thunderstruck

//ˈθʌn.də.stɹʌk// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

    "The overthrown he rais’d, and as a Heard Of Goats or timerous flock together throngd Drove them before him Thunder-struck,"

Adjective
  1. 1
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise wordnet

Synonyms

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amazedastonishedastoundedawedflabbergastedoverwhelmed

Example

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"I was thunderstruck by my friend's words."

Etymology

From thunder + struck. Compare synonymous and cognate Latin attonitus. Also compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐμβρόντητος (embróntētos) (< βροντή (brontḗ)) (whence Greek εμβρόντητος (emvróntitos)); Czech ohromený (< ohromit), Bulgarian като ударен от гръм (kato udaren ot grǎm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.

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