thunderstruck — extremely surprised or shocked; astonished
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: extremely surprised or shocked; astonished
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈθʌndərstrʌk/
Example Sentences
- He was thunderstruck when his cat started talking back to him in perfect English.
- The audience sat thunderstruck as the magician made the entire stage disappear.
- I was thunderstruck to discover that my 90-year-old grandmother had more Instagram followers than me.
thunderstruck
ADJECTIVE[/ˈθʌndərstrʌk/]
extremely surprised or shocked; astonished
💡 Concept
extremely surprised or shocked; astonished
🎵 Rhyme
From starstruck wonder to thunderstruck awe!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈθʌndərstrʌk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈθʌndəstrʌk/
🌳Etymology
Rootthunder
Suffix-struck
🎵Rhyme
starstruckawestruckmoonstruck
starstruck
awestruck
moonstruck
🔗Collocations
absolutely thunderstruck
thunderstruck silence
look thunderstruck
thunderstruck expression
leave someone thunderstruck
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“He was thunderstruck when his cat started talking back to him in perfect English.”
“The audience sat thunderstruck as the magician made the entire stage disappear.”
😄 Fun example
“I was thunderstruck to discover that my 90-year-old grandmother had more Instagram followers than me.”
“She remained thunderstruck for several minutes after receiving the unexpected promotion.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
astonishedstunnedflabbergasteddumbfoundedshocked
Antonyms
unsurprisedpreparedexpectant
Related
awestruckstarstruckbewilderedamazed
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