horror-struck

[ hawr-er-struhk, hor- ]

/ ˈhɔr ərˌstrʌk, ˈhɒr- /

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adjective

stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.

Nearby words

horripilation, horror, horror show, horror story, horror-stricken, horror-struck, horrors, hors concours, hors d'oeuvre, hors de combat, horsa

Also hor·ror-strick·en

[hawr-er-strik-uh n, hor-] /ˈhɔr ərˌstrɪk ən, ˈhɒr-/.

Origin of horror-struck

First recorded in 1805–15

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Examples from the Web for horror-struck

He sought to leave the room hastily, for the amazed, horror-struck expression of his father was most disagreeable to him.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
When they hear the name of Oedipus they are horror-struck and wish to thrust him out.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The Countess was horror-struck now, for she knew her daughter well.
Cecilia|F. Marion Crawford
Mr. Waterhouse was horror-struck by the proposal, to which he gasped out in response, a threat to call in the police.
Speeches from the Dock, Part I|Various

I asked, horror-struck at the vision of my public life in 1920—a bow cravat over a double-width vestum.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov. 28, 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for horror-struck

horror-struck

horror-stricken

adjective

shocked; horrified

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horror-struck

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horror-struck

horror-stricken

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