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/hawr"euhr struk', hor"-/, adj.stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.Also, horror-stricken /hawr"euhr strik'euhn, hor"-/.[1805-15]
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horror-struck — [hôr′ərstrik΄ənhôr′ər struk΄] adj. struck with horror; horrified: also horror stricken [hôr′ərstrik΄ən] … English World dictionary
Horror-struck — Hor ror struck , a. Horror stricken; horrified. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horror-struck — horror .struck adj also horror .stricken suddenly very shocked and frightened … Dictionary of contemporary English
horror-struck — horror ,struck or horror ,stricken adjective so shocked or frightened that you do not know what to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
horror-struck — UK / US or horror stricken UK / US adjective so shocked or frightened that you do not know what to do … English dictionary
horror-struck — adjective stricken with horror • Syn: ↑horrified, ↑horror stricken • Similar to: ↑afraid * * * ˈhorror struck [horror struck] ( … Useful english dictionary
horror-struck — ADJ If you describe someone as horror struck or horror stricken, you mean that they feel very great horror at something that has happened. What is the matter with Signora Anna? he whispered, horror struck at her vacant face. Syn: appalled … English dictionary
horror-struck — adjective Date: 1814 struck with horror < stood horror struck as they watched…their own city destroyed Nashville Tennessean > … New Collegiate Dictionary
horror-struck — also horror stricken adjective suddenly very shocked and frightened: He stared horror struck as the car moved towards the edge of the cliff … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
horror-struck — /ˈhɒrə strʌk/ (say horuh struk) adjective filled with horror; shocked. Also, horror stricken …
