thunderstruck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
    stupefied; dumbstricken; dumbstruck; flabbergasted; dumbfounded; dumfounded.
    • a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident
    • the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless
    • was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion

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