terror-stricken
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of terror-stricken
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Diane Lynn sat in terror-stricken disbelief on the side of the pitch when a rival fan offered her a cup of tea.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
Meanwhile, a terror-stricken Sandy desperately tried to comprehend what he was witnessing on that tiny screen.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023
When the initial wave passed, and I still stood there, wracked with nausea and terror-stricken but alive, he was still there, too, his hand pressed against the window.
From Nature • Jun. 4, 2019
When the horsemen and their rivals in armour swept across the Santerre plateau, driving terror-stricken Germans in front of them, they did the most amazing things.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2018
They were all terror-stricken except Achilles’ son Neoptolemus, and indeed what they faced was no slight danger.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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