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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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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
2.  rare struck by lightning
 
thunderstricken or thunderstricken
 
—adj

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He was thunderstruck by the manuscript's similarities to his own ideas.
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