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- Dictionarydumbstruck/ˈdʌmstrʌk/
adjective
- 1. so shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak: "he was dumbstruck with terror"
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The meaning of DUMBSTRUCK is made silent by astonishment. How to use dumbstruck in a sentence.
Jimmy looked dumbstruck for a moment, then started to laugh. Maupin, Armistead SIGNIFICANT OTHERS ( 1989 ) You really don't know whether you want to diagram it, dance to it, or just be dumbstruck.
Dumbstruck definition: temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded. . See examples of DUMBSTRUCK used in a sentence.
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Synonyms for DUMBSTRUCK: stunned, amazed, shocked, astonished, surprised, dumfounded, horrified, appalled; Antonyms of DUMBSTRUCK: nonchalant, unruffled, casual, blasé, blase
The adjective dumbstruck describes someone who's rendered speechless by an overwhelming emotion — in other words, struck dumb, or "silent," which is the oldest meaning of the word, directly from the Old English.
dumbstruck - 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".
