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/.

Origin of thunderstruck

First recorded in 1605–15; thunder + struck

SYNONYMS FOR thunderstruck

1 dumbfounded, flabbergasted, overcome.

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.

Origin of thunderstrike

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

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British Dictionary definitions for thunderstruck

thunderstruck

thunderstricken (ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən)

/ (ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk) /

adjective

completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
rare struck by lightning