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terror-stricken

ter·ror-strick·en
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ter-er strik-uh n]
    • /ˈtɛr ər ˈstrɪk ən/
    • /ˈter.ər ˈstrɪk.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ter-er strik-uh n]
    • /ˈtɛr ər ˈstrɪk ən/

Definitions of terror-stricken word

  • adjective terror-stricken overwhelmed by terror; terrified. 1
  • adjective terror-stricken in a state of terror 0
  • adjective terror-stricken overcome with terror 0
See all 3 definitions of terror-stricken

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Origin of terror-stricken

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Terror-stricken

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Terror-stricken

terror-stricken popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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 terror-stricken

adj terror-stricken

  • 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.
  • butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
  • chicken-hearted — easily frightened; cowardly
  • faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
  • frightened — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.

adjective terror-stricken

  • affrighted — to frighten.
  • aroused — in a state of sexual arousal
  • immobilised — Simple past tense and past participle of immobilise.
  • immobilized — Simple past tense and past participle of immobilize.
  • jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
All 15 Synonyms of terror-stricken

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