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- [aw-struhk]
- /ˈɔˌstrʌk/
- /ˈɔː.strʌk/
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- [aw-struhk]
- /ˈɔˌstrʌk/
Definitions of awestruck word
- adjective awestruck If someone is awestruck, they are very impressed and amazed by something. 3
- adjective awestruck overcome or filled with awe 3
- adjective awestruck filled with awe. 1
- noun awestruck Filled with or revealing awe. 1
- adjective awestruck Filled or overcome with awe or wonder. 0
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Origin of awestruck
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35
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Parts of speech for Awestruck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
awestruck popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
awestruck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for awestruck
adj awestruck
- stunned — to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- agog — If you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.
- shocked — a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
adv awestruck
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- ajar — If a door is ajar, it is slightly open.
- yawning — being or standing wide open; gaping: the yawning mouth of a cave.
- staring — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
adjective awestruck
- impressed — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- rapt — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- mesmerised — to hypnotize.
- mesmerized — to hypnotize.
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
Antonyms for awestruck
adj awestruck
- unsurprised — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.
adjective awestruck
- unimpressed — finding sth unremarkable
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