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thunderstruck
/ ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk; ˈθʌndəˌstrɪkən /
adjective
- completely taken aback; amazed or shocked
- rare.struck by lightning
Word History and Origins
Origin of thunderstruck1
Example Sentences
The cuts were to go into effect three days later, leaving grant recipients thunderstruck.
More than 90 million Americans watched, thunderstruck, as TV helicopters provided live shots of the action.
Saba is as thunderstruck by the mountains of the Caucasus as he is emotionally wrecked by ever-deeper examples of war’s consequences.
When he unexpectedly chose the Angels over nearly two dozen other suitors, thunderstruck general manager Billy Eppler jumped from his chair and fell to the floor when he tried to sit back down.
The subcommittee Republicans profess to be thunderstruck that a theory about COVID’s origin could be posed and discarded in the space of a few days, but Andersen and Garry tried to explain that they’re wrong.
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