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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise;
- Example: "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"
- Example: "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"
- Example: "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
[syn: dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thunderstrike \Thun"der*strike`\, v. t. [imp. Thunderstruck; p. p. Thunderstruck, -strucken; p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.] 1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. [1913 Webster] drove before him, thunderstruck. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thunderstruck adj 1: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" [syn: dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken]