thunderstruck (ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk
) or thunderstricken (ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən)
Definitions
adjective
- completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
- rare struck by lightning
Synonyms
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amazed,
astonished,
astounded,
floored,
shocked,
stunned,
staggered,
paralysed,
dazed,
taken aback,
petrified,
aghast,
bowled over,
open-mouthed,
gobsmacked,
dumbfounded,
flabbergasted,
nonplussed,
flummoxed,
rooted to the spot,
struck dumb left speechless knocked for six
Usage examples
It went on a long time and the climax left us both looking thunderstruck.
, SOMEBODY (2002)Massimo Cacciari, tracked down at a book launch the same day, appeared thunderstruck by the remark.
New Zealand Herald (2003)The parents, decent new Labourish types, were thunderstruck.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Our great men looked as if thunderstruck , and one of them in particular, turned as pale as my cravat.
, A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (2002)