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/dum"struk'/, adj.temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.Also, dumbstricken /dum"strik'euhn/.[1885-90; DUMB + STRUCK]
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dumbstruck
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dumbstruck — 1823, from DUMB (Cf. dumb) + pp. of STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
dumbstruck — [adj] shocked amazed, astonished, astounded, blown away, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, jolted, rendered speechless, startled, stunned, stupefied; concept 42 … New thesaurus
dumbstruck — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ so shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak … English terms dictionary
dumbstruck — [dum′strik΄əndum′struk΄] adj. so shocked as to be speechless: also dumbstricken [dum′strik΄ən] … English World dictionary
dumbstruck — [[t]dʌ̱mstrʌk[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (emphasis) If you are dumbstruck, you are so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak. We were dumbstruck. We just couldn t believe our eyes when she appeared. Syn: speechless … English dictionary
dumbstruck — adjective Date: 1765 made silent by astonishment … New Collegiate Dictionary
dumbstruck — adjective so shocked as to be unable to speak … Wiktionary
dumbstruck — Synonyms and related words: agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, anaudic, aphasic, aphonic, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, captivated, confounded, dumb, dumbfounded, dumbstricken,… … Moby Thesaurus
dumbstruck — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shocked, stunned, nonplused, flabbergasted, astonished, astounded, rendered speechless, *blown away. ANT.: taking it in stride … English dictionary for students
dumbstruck — dumb|struck [ˈdʌmstrʌk] adj so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak … Dictionary of contemporary English
