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dumbstricken

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dumb⋅struck

  [duhm-struhk]
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–adjective
temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.
Also, dumb⋅strick⋅en  [duhm-strik-uhn] .

Origin:
1885–90; dumb + struck
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dumbstricken

adjective
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] 
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