thunderstruck

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

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”Synonyms: dumbfounded dumfounded flabbergasted stupefied dumbstruck dumbstricken

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]