thunderstruck
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
- "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
Adj
- Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
Origin / Etymology
From thunder + struck. Compare synonymous and cognate Latin attonitus. Also compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐμβρόντητος (embróntētos) (< βροντή (brontḗ)) (whence Greek εμβρόντητος (emvróntitos)); Czech ohromený (< ohromit), Bulgarian като ударен от гръм (kato udaren ot grǎm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.
Synonyms
amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, dumbfounded, dumbstricken, dumbstruck, dumfounded, flabbergasted, overawed, overwhelmed, speechless, stupefied, surprised
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