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thunderstricken

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈθʌndəɹˌstɹɪkən/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Thunderstruck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1590, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia, London: William Ponsonbie, Book 2, Chapter 2, p. 104, [...] I sawe straight, Maiesty (sitting in the throne of Beautie) draw foorth such a sworde of iust disdaine, that I remayned as a man thunder-striken; not daring, no not able, to beholde that power.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of thunderstrike

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From thunder + stricken.