horror-stricken
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈhɔrər ˈstrɪkən/
:
aterrorizado
- The audience sat in silence, horror-stricken by the graphic scenes on stage.
Examples
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Karen and I watched it, horror-stricken, on television.
Academic text (2014) -
The historian stared at the bone, horror-stricken.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was horror-stricken.
Academic text (2014) -
Upon seeing the aftermath of the accident, he was horror-stricken and could hardly speak.
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She looked horror-stricken as the news report detailed the tragic events.
Synonyms
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2.1
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
48
8.0
Seriously affected by illness, disaster, or strong feeling
35
2.8
Feeling very shocked and upset because something is terrible or frightening
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4.6
So frightened that you cannot move or think clearly
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7.2
Feeling very shocked and upset after seeing or hearing something terrible
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2.2
Suddenly afraid or worried because you think something bad might happen
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6.3
Suddenly very afraid and acting without thinking
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1.0
Being afraid because something seems dangerous
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7.2
So shocked and afraid that you cannot move
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7.7
Suddenly feeling very frightened
Suddenly feeling very afraid
Suddenly very afraid and unable to think clearly
Feeling upset and confused after a sudden bad event
Antonyms
How Horrified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horror-stricken comes from horror, from an old Latin word horrere meaning 'to shudder', and stricken, from strike meaning 'to hit'. So, to be horror-stricken is like being 'hit' by a feeling that makes you 'shudder', which is why it means extremely shocked or terrified.