thunderstruck
adjective
overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded.
thunderstricken
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a variation of
thunderstruck.
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a word form of
thunderstrike.
thunderstrikeverb (used with object)to strike with a thunderbolt.
Example Sentences
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I had hardly heard them when Millière fell as if thunderstricken.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
He had fallen as if thunderstricken on the Place du Château d'Eau.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
It was now time for the baronet to feel thunderstricken.
From Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
"You shall never have another word in mine!" said the thunderstricken Julia to herself.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder
If Margaret"—glancing at her daughter, who stood white and thunderstricken at her side—"had behaved with submission and with modesty, I should not have had to inflict what seems to be considerable pain upon you.
From A True Friend A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
