thunderstruck
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thunderstruck
- /ˈθʌn.də.stɹʌk/ UK
- /ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/ US
Where it 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.
adjective more thunderstruck · most thunderstruck
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Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
The overthrown he rais’d, and as a Heard
Of Goats or timerous flock together throngd
Drove them before him Thunder-struck,
Similar: amazed, astonished, astounded, awed, overawed, overwhelmed, speechless, stupefied, surprised
Translations
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adj astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak
| Español | estupefacto |
|---|---|
| Français | stupéfié, abasourdi |
| Deutsch | wie vom Donner gerührt |
| Ελληνικά | κεραυνόπληκτος keravnópliktos, εμβρόντητος emvróntitos |
| Русский | как гро́мом поражённый kak grómom poražónnyj |
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title = {thunderstruck},
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