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terror-stricken

[ ter-er-strik-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

terror-stricken

First recorded in 1835–45

Terror-stricken fugitives began to block the roads and to impede the movements of the army.

Terror-stricken, he left the church, and did not regain his consciousness until he stood in the portico of the old temple.

Terror-stricken, they appeared before the war council, there to render an account of their deeds.

Terror-stricken he fled in the direction taken by his friend, whom he soon met, returning to learn the cause of the firing.

Terror-stricken, appalled, shaking as with an ague, the gun almost drops from his grasp.

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