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adjective
- 1. so shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak: "he was dumbstruck with terror"
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The meaning of DUMBSTRUCK is made silent by astonishment. How to use dumbstruck in a sentence.
Synonyms for DUMBSTRUCK: stunned, amazed, shocked, astonished, surprised, dumfounded, horrified, appalled; Antonyms of DUMBSTRUCK: nonchalant, unruffled, casual, blasé, blase.
Definition of 'dumbstruck' dumbstruck. (dʌmstrʌk ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are dumbstruck, you are so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak. [emphasis] We were dumbstruck. We just couldn't believe our eyes when she appeared. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
The earliest known use of the adjective dumbstruck is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for dumbstruck is from around 1611, in a translation by George Chapman, poet and playwright. dumbstruck is formed within English, by compounding.
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The adjective dumbstruck describes someone who's rendered speechless by an overwhelming emotion — in other words, struck dumb, or "silent," which is the oldest meaning of the word, directly from the Old English.
dumbstruck - as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion".
dumbstruck. adjective. These are words and phrases related to dumbstruck. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. SPELLBOUND. Synonyms. breathless. speechless. wordless. tongue-tied. awestruck. agape. openmouthed. spellbound. fascinated. transported. enchanted. charmed. enraptured. entranced. enthralled. rapt. bewitched.
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Dumbstruck definition: So shocked or astonished as to be rendered speechless.