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thunderstrike

[ thuhn-der-strahyk ]

verb (used with object)

thunderstrikingthunderstruck [thuhn, -der-struhk],thunderstruck or thunderstricken [thuhn, -der-strik-, uh, n],
  1. Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  2. to astonish; dumfound.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thunderstrike1

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

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