THUNDERSTRUCK DEFINITIONS - 8 definitions found
thunderstruck adj 1: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken] Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary thunderstruck If you say that someone is thunderstruck, you mean that they are extremely surprised or shocked. (FORMAL) = stunned ADJ: usu v-link ADJ English Explanatory Dictionary thunderstruck ˈθʌndəstrʌk adj. amazed; overwhelmingly surprised or startled. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Thunderstrike \Thun"der*strike`\, v. t. [imp. Thunderstruck; p. p. Thunderstruck, -strucken; p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.] 1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. drove before him, thunderstruck. --Milton. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms thunder-struck a. Astonished, amazed, astounded, dumfoundered. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) thunderstruck ˈθʌndəstrʌk adj. dumbfounded or dumfounded, astonished, astounded, awestruck, awed, speechless, struck dumb, amazed, taken aback, staggered, stunned, shocked, dazed, numb, paralysed, aghast, open-mouthed, nonplussed, Colloq flabbergasted, floored, bowled over, Brit knocked for six: We were thunderstruck to learn that our team had been disqualified. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 58 Moby Thesaurus words for "thunderstruck": agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, captivated, confounded, dazed, dismayed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated, flabbergasted, floored, gaping, gauping, gazing, hypnotized, in awe, in awe of, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized, nonplussed, numb, open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, popeyed, puzzled, rapt in wonder, shocked, speechless, spellbound, staggered, staring, stunned, stupefied, surprised, taken aback, under a charm, wide-eyed, wonder-struck, wondering |
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