thunderstruck
[ thuhn-der-struhk ]
/ ˈθʌn dərˌstrʌk /
adjective
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/.
SYNONYMS FOR thunderstruck
1 dumbfounded, flabbergasted,
overcome.
Words nearby thunderstruck
thunderstick,
thunderstone,
thunderstorm,
thunderstrike,
thunderstroke,
thunderstruck,
thundery,
thunen,
thuner see,
thunk,
thur.
Definition for thunderstruck (2 of 2)
thunderstrike
[ thuhn-der-strahyk ]
/ ˈθʌn dərˌstraɪk /
verb (used with object), thun·der·struck [thuhn-der-struhk] /ˈθʌn dərˌstrʌk/, thun·der·struck or thun·der·strick·en [thuhn-der-strik-uh n] /ˈθʌn dərˌstrɪk ən/, thun·der·strik·ing.
Archaic.
to strike with a thunderbolt.
to astonish; dumfound.
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British Dictionary definitions for thunderstruck
thunderstruck
thunderstricken (ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən)
/ (ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk) /
adjective
completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
rare
struck by lightning