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thunderstruck.

Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˈθʌn.də.stɹʌk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/US
  1. Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

Where this word comes from

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 grăm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.

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