thunderstrike

[ thuhn-der-strahyk ]

/ ˈθʌn dərˌstraɪk /

Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.

to astonish; dumfound.

Origin of thunderstrike

1605–15; probably back formation from earlier thunderstricken (adj.); see thunder, strike

thunderstruck

[ thuhn-der-struhk ]

/ ˈθʌn dərˌstrʌk /

overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.

Archaic. struck by a thunderbolt.

Also thun·der·strick·en

[thuhn-der-strik-uhn] /ˈθʌn dərˌstrɪk ən/.

First recorded in 1605–15; thunder + struck

1 dumbfounded, flabbergasted, overcome.

The Doctor was so thunderstricken, that he pocketed the money without uttering a word.

Eugene Aram, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Louis, thunderstricken, could scarcely believe his own eyes.

Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2) |Sutherland Menzies
I had hardly heard them when Millière fell as if thunderstricken.

History of the Commune of 1871 |P. Lissagary
Don Guzman covered his face with his hands, discouraged, thunderstricken by what he had just heard.

The Bee Hunters |Gustave Aimard

The aghast and thunderstricken philosophers remained gazing at each other for a moment.

The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales |Richard Garnett

thunderstruck

/ (ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk) /

completely taken aback; amazed or shocked

rare struck by lightning