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thunderstricken

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thun⋅der⋅strike

  [thuhn-der-strahyk]
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–verb (used with object) -struck  [-struhk] , -struck or -strick⋅en  [-strik-uhn] , -strik⋅ing.
1. Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
2. to astonish; dumfound.
Origin:
1605–15; prob. back formation from earlier thunderstricken (adj.); see thunder, strike

thun⋅der⋅struck

  [thuhn-der-struhk]
–adjective
1. overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
2. Archaic. struck by a thunderbolt.
Also, thun⋅der⋅strick⋅en  [thuhn-der-strik-uhn] .

Origin:
1605–15; thunder + struck

Synonyms:
1. dumbfounded, flabbergasted, overcome.
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