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speechless

speech·less

US/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

unable to speak temporarily

  • “struck dumb”
  • “speechless with shock”
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Origin

From Middle English specheles, from Old English sprǣċlēas (“speechless; without the power of speak”), from Proto-Germanic *sprēkalausaz, equivalent to speech + -less. Cognate with West Frisian sprakeleas (“speechless”), Dutch sprakeloos (“speechless”), German Low German spraaklos (“speechless”), German sprachlos (“speechless”).

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