thunderstruck

[thuhn-der-struhk]

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


1. dumbfounded, flabbergasted, overcome.

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thun·der·strike

[thuhn-der-strahyk]
verb (used with object) thun·der·struck [-struhk] , thun·der·struck or thun·der·strick·en [-strik-uhn] , thun·der·strik·ing.
1.
Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
2.
to astonish; dumfound.

Origin:
1605–15; probably back formation from earlier thunderstricken (adj.); see thunder, strike
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thunderstruck or thunderstricken (ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk, ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən)
 
adj
1.  completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
2.  rare struck by lightning
 
thunderstricken or thunderstricken
 
adj

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