awe-struck

[aw-struhk]

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adjective

filled with awe.

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Also awe·struck, awe-strick·en, awe·strick·en

[aw-strik-uh n] /ˈɔˌstrɪk ən/.

Origin of awe-struck

First recorded in 1625–35

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Related Words for awe-struck

perplexed, stunned, puzzled, shocked, startled, befuddled, dazed, surprised, baffled, rattled, awed, mystified, astonished, thrown, stupefied, lost, reeling, addled, dumbfounded, disconcerted

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Historical Examples of awe-struck

Then I marvel not,' said Eleanor, in a low, awe-struck voice.
Two Penniless Princesses
Charlotte M. Yonge
We are awe-struck at their power, and magnify the mystery of their existence.
By the Christmas Fire
Samuel McChord Crothers
But were you not frightened,—awe-struck in this dark and horrible place, alone?
A Jolly Fellowship
Frank R. Stockton
Yes,” answered Henderson in an awe-struck voice, “Daubeny is dead.
St. Winifred's
Frederic W. Farrar
"That was it," said Lestrade, in an awe-struck voice; and we were all silent for a while.
A Study In Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle