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adjective
- 1. so shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak: "he was dumbstruck with terror"
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The meaning of DUMBSTRUCK is made silent by astonishment. How to use dumbstruck in a sentence.
temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. dumbstruck in American English. (ˈdʌmˌstrʌk ) adjective. so shocked as to be speechless. : also ˈdumbˌstricken (ˈdʌmˌstrɪkən ) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
The adjective dumbstruck describes someone who's rendered speechless by an overwhelming emotion — in other words, struck dumb, or "silent," which is the oldest meaning of the word, directly from the Old English.
Dumbstruck definition: temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded. . See examples of DUMBSTRUCK used in a sentence.
Define dumbstruck. dumbstruck synonyms, dumbstruck pronunciation, dumbstruck translation, English dictionary definition of dumbstruck. adj. So shocked or astonished as to be rendered speechless. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Dumbstruck definition: So shocked or astonished as to be rendered speechless.
DUMBSTRUCK meaning: so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak.