thunderstruck
overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
Archaic. struck by a thunderbolt.
Origin of thunderstruck
1- Also thun·der·strick·en [thuhn-der-strik-uhn]. /ˈθʌn dərˌstrɪk ən/.
Other words for thunderstruck
1 | dumbfounded, flabbergasted, overcome |
Words Nearby thunderstruck
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How to use thunderstruck in a sentence
New York University was not thunderstruck by the news that Sir Harold Acton had left the school his estate when he died in 1994.
In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMrs. Ducksmith, who had sat with overwhelmed head in her hands, started bolt upright, and looked at him like one thunderstruck.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeThey seemed confounded and thunderstruck by their sentence, and the painful accessories of its publicity.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarHowell Gruffydd, who had been as thunderstruck as the rest of them, now affected to take a jocular view of the matter.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsWhen I got ready to put up my location notice, I was thunderstruck to find that I had lost my bundle of blanks.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. Matthews
Of them all Frank Merriwell was the only one who did not seem thunderstruck.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit | Burt L. Standish
British Dictionary definitions for thunderstruck
thunderstricken (ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən)
/ (ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk) /
completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
rare struck by lightning
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