dumbstruck
/'dʌmstrʌk/
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Definition
Adjective: Being in a state of overwhelming shock, astonishment, or amazement that renders one temporarily speechless or unable to react.
Usage
The adjective "dumbstruck" describes a person's condition when they are so surprised, shocked, or awed that they are momentarily unable to speak or move. It emphasizes a complete, stunned silence caused by an unexpected event or revelation.
Examples
- The audience was dumbstruck by the magician's final, impossible trick.
- She stood dumbstruck, staring at the winning lottery numbers on her ticket.
- He was dumbstruck when his long-lost friend walked into the room.
Advanced Usage
- To be rendered dumbstruck: To be made speechless by something.
- The sheer beauty of the landscape rendered them dumbstruck.
- To leave someone dumbstruck: To cause someone to be in a state of stunned silence.
- Her sudden resignation left the entire board dumbstruck.
Variants and Related Words
- Dumbfounded (adj.): Filled with astonishment and perplexity. Often used interchangeably with "dumbstruck."
- Speechless (adj.): Temporarily unable to speak, typically due to strong emotion.
- Thunderstruck (adj.): Extremely surprised or shocked; astonished.
- Flabbergasted (adj.): Extremely surprised or shocked; astonished (often with a slightly informal tone).
Synonyms
- Astonished
- Stunned
- Aghast
- Amazed
Idioms and Phrases
- Struck dumb: An idiom meaning to be rendered speechless, which is the core meaning embedded in "dumbstruck."
- The news struck her dumb with grief.
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