thunderstruck
thun·derst·ruck
adjective
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
- “a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident”
- “the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless”
- “was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion”
Origin
From thunder + struck. Compare synonymous and cognate Latin attonitus. Also compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐμβρόντητος (embróntētos) (< βροντή (brontḗ)) (whence Greek εμβρόντητος (emvróntitos)); Czech ohromený (< ohromit), Bulgarian като ударен от гръм (kato udaren ot grăm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.
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