horror-struck
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈhɔrər strʌk/
- And to me, particularly at that one moment when we had all been sitting through horror struck the Kavanaugh hearings.
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- And to me, particularly at that one moment when we had all been sitting through horror struck the Kavanaugh hearings.
Examples
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INT. FLIGHT DECK, MINOS Pinhead looks over at Paul, horror-struck.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her feet pounded down the stairs, and she halted suddenly, horror-struck eyes raking the concrete floor, then lifting, widening, as Donna walked back towards her.
Fiction book (1990) -
"It would destroy her, heh," he answered, horror-struck.
Fiction book (1999) -
Disgusted, sick, and horror-struck, I turned away and leaned over the rail and looked down into the water.
Academic text (1994) -
Janice, the stewardess who has had a crush on me all the time I was faithful to the ungrateful Ellen, comes rushing up, stands horror-struck, index finger over mouth.
Fiction book (1992) -
When a head emerged from the whore's body, the children fell silent, and only the wail of the muezzin and the cries of the mother, horror-struck at the baby's appearance, could be heard in the village.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her body jumps from the impact of the bullets, her head flies back and she slumps, the noose tightens; the door of the stall swings slowly shut, as Peter turns on Helen, where she lies on the floor, horror-struck.
Fiction book (1995) -
He stood there, horror-struck, as he witnessed the terrible accident unfold before his eyes.
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The audience was horror-struck when the shocking plot twist was revealed during the play.
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She was horror-struck by the news of the disaster that had struck her hometown.
Synonyms
519
2.1
Feeling surprised and upset because something bad or unexpected happens
369
2.1
Feeling very afraid because you think something bad will happen
197
3.0
Too shocked to move or think clearly
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2.8
Feeling very shocked and upset because something is terrible or frightening
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2.7
Feeling upset and confused after a sudden bad event
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5.6
Shocked and upset by something bad or wrong
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8.0
Seriously affected by illness, disaster, or strong feeling
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8.4
Very upset and unable to react after something violent like war or an accident
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7.2
Feeling very shocked and upset after seeing or hearing something terrible
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6.7
Very surprised and unable to speak
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7.0
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
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6.5
So shocked that you cannot speak
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7.0
Unable to think or react after a sudden shock
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6.3
Suddenly very afraid and acting without thinking
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8.6
Very surprised and unable to speak
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4.4
Very surprised by something you did not expect
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5.3
Suddenly shocked and unable to act or speak
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7.7
Suddenly feeling very frightened
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7.2
Feeling very shocked and afraid after seeing something frightening
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7.5
Suddenly very afraid and unable to think clearly
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7.9
Suddenly feeling very afraid
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9.9
Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move
Antonyms
How Horrified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horror-struck joins horror, from a Latin word meaning 'to shudder' and seen in horrible and horrify, with struck, the past of strike meaning 'to hit'. So it pictures being 'hit' by fear and frozen with shock.