thunderstruck

Meaning

Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

Synonyms

stupefied

dumbfounded

astonished

😲

amazed

dumfounded

flabbergasted

groggy

overawed

overwhelmed

astounded

stunned

speechless

surprised

awed

dumbstricken

bewildered

dumbstruck

open-eyed astonishment

mazed

mixed-up

popeyed

terrified

alarmed

Translations

sbalordito

abasourdi

😲

κεραυνόπληκτος

stupéfié

estupefacto

atónito

stordito

wie vom Donner gerührt

attonitus

attonito

😲

intontito

stupéfait

verblüfft

εμβρόντητος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθʌn.də.stɹʌk/

Etymology

From thunder + struck. Compare synonymous and cognate Latin attonitus. Also compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐμβρόντητος (embróntētos) (< βροντή (brontḗ)) (whence Greek εμβρόντητος (emvróntitos)); Czech ohromený (< ohromit), Bulgarian като ударен от гръм (kato udaren ot grǎm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.