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View synonyms for terror-stricken
terror-stricken
[ ter-er-strik-uhn ]
adjective
- overwhelmed by terror; terrified.
terror-stricken
adjective
- in a state of terror
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Word History and Origins
Origin of terror-stricken1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
Terror-stricken fugitives began to block the roads and to impede the movements of the army.
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Terror-stricken, he left the church, and did not regain his consciousness until he stood in the portico of the old temple.
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Terror-stricken, they appeared before the war council, there to render an account of their deeds.
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Terror-stricken he fled in the direction taken by his friend, whom he soon met, returning to learn the cause of the firing.
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Terror-stricken, appalled, shaking as with an ague, the gun almost drops from his grasp.
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