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awe-struck

[ aw-struhk ]
/ ˈɔˌstrʌk /
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adjective

filled with awe.

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RELATED WORDS

perplexed, stunned, puzzled, shocked, startled, befuddled, dazed, surprised, baffled, rattled, awed, mystified, astonished, agog, anxious, dismayed, appalled, amazed, thrown, stupefied

Nearby words

away-going crop, awayday, awb, awe, awe-inspiring, awe-struck, aweary, aweather, awed, awedly, aweigh
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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British Dictionary definitions for awestruck

awestruck

awe-stricken

/ (ˈɔːˌstrʌk) /

adjective

overcome or filled with awe
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