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horror-struck

hor·ror-struck
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawr-er, hor- struhk]
    • /ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr- strʌk/
    • /ˈhɒrə(r) strʌk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawr-er, hor- struhk]
    • /ˈhɔr ər, ˈhɒr- strʌk/

Definitions of horror-struck word

  • adjective horror-struck stricken with horror; horrified; aghast. 1
  • adjective horror-struck If you describe someone as horror-struck or horror-stricken, you mean that they feel very great horror at something that has happened. 0
  • adjective horror-struck shocked; horrified 0
  • adjective horror-struck struck with horror; horrified 0

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Origin of horror-struck

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Horror-struck

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

horror-struck popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for horror-struck

adj horror-struck

  • 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.

Antonyms for horror-struck

adj horror-struck

  • unsurprised — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.

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