horror-struck
1
7.2
- adjective
- /ˈhɔrər strʌk/
:
aterrorizado
- And to me, particularly at that one moment when we had all been sitting through horror struck the Kavanaugh hearings.
And to me, particularly at that one moment when we had all been sitting through horror struck the Kavanaugh hearings.
- 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
543
2.1
Feeling surprised and upset because something bad or unexpected happens
263
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
29
3.0
Too shocked to move or think clearly
28
5.6
Shocked and upset by something bad or wrong
16
7.2
Feeling very shocked and upset after seeing or hearing something terrible
14
8.4
Very upset and unable to react after something violent like war or an accident
9
6.7
Very surprised and unable to speak
5
6.5
So shocked that you cannot speak
5
7.0
Very surprised and unable to speak or move
4
6.3
Suddenly very afraid and acting without thinking
1
7.2
Feeling very shocked and afraid after seeing something frightening
1
7.7
Suddenly feeling very frightened
1
7.0
Unable to think or react after a sudden shock
1
8.6
Very surprised and unable to speak
Suddenly feeling very afraid
Suddenly very afraid and unable to think clearly
Feeling upset and confused after a sudden bad event
Very surprised by something you did not expect
Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move
Suddenly shocked and unable to act or speak
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.