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thunderstruck definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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 Reference Dictionary

adj. amazed; overwhelmingly surprised or startled.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you say that someone is thunderstruck, you mean that they are extremely surprised or shocked. (FORMAL) = stunned ADJ: usu v-link ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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