terror-stricken

Also ter·ror-struck

[ter-er-strik-uhn]

adjective

1. overwhelmed by terror; terrified.

terror-stricken

adjective

1. in a state of terror

Word History and Origins

Origin of terror-stricken¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Diane Lynn sat in terror-stricken disbelief on the side of the pitch when a rival fan offered her a cup of tea.

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Meanwhile, a terror-stricken Sandy desperately tried to comprehend what he was witnessing on that tiny screen.

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The second dose, he tells patients with terror-stricken faces, will fall on a date during the summer holidays.

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They were all terror-stricken except Achilles’ son Neoptolemus, and indeed what they faced was no slight danger.

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Trillion-dollar markets for government debt, the basic foundation of the financial system, lurched up and down in terror-stricken cycles.

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Related Words

• anxious 
• apprehensive 
• discouraged 
• distressed 
• fearful 
• frightened 
• horrified 
• intimidated 
• nervous 
• perplexed 
• perturbed 
• scared 
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• spooked www.thesaurus.com
• startled 
• timid