dumbstruck

dumbstruck
/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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