thunderbolt

/'θʌndəboult/
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thunderbolt

The thunderbolt lit up the dark sky with a jagged flash.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder: A single, powerful event in a thunderstorm where a visible flash of lightning is immediately followed by the sound of thunder.
    • A shocking surprise or sudden, devastating event: Something that happens suddenly and is very shocking, upsetting, or surprising, as if it had the force of a lightning strike.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Literal - Weather):
    • A deafening thunderbolt split the sky, illuminating the entire valley.
    • The ancient oak tree was shattered by a thunderbolt.
  • Noun (Figurative - Shock):
    • The news of his resignation hit the company like a thunderbolt.
    • Her sudden confession was a complete thunderbolt to everyone in the room.
Advanced Usage
  • "Like a thunderbolt from a clear blue sky": An idiom used to emphasize that something was completely unexpected and shocking, as it seems to have come from nowhere.
    • The announcement of the merger came like a thunderbolt from a clear blue sky; no one had anticipated it.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thunder (n/v): The loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash. Also, to make this sound or to speak loudly and angrily.
  • Lightning (n): The flash of light in the sky caused by an electrical discharge during a storm. (Note: "Lightning" is the visible flash, while "thunderbolt" emphasizes the combined event of the flash and its immediate thunderous sound, often with a sense of a single, striking bolt).
  • Bolt of lightning (n phrase): Another term for a single discharge of lightning, very similar in meaning to the literal sense of "thunderbolt."
Synonyms
  • Bolt: A bolt of lightning.
  • Shock: A sudden, upsetting surprise or disturbance.
  • Bombshell: A shocking or surprising piece of news.
Related Idioms
  • "A bolt from the blue": A complete surprise, a sudden and unexpected event. This is very close in meaning to the figurative use of "thunderbolt."
    • Losing the election was a bolt from the blue for the incumbent.
thunderbolt

The thunderbolt lit up the dark sky with a jagged flash.

Noun
  1. a shocking surprise
    • news of the attack came like a bombshell
  2. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

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