DUMBSTRICKEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does dumbstricken mean? • DUMBSTRICKEN (adjective)
The adjective DUMBSTRICKEN has 1 sense:
1. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Familiarity information: DUMBSTRICKEN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DUMBSTRICKEN (adjective)
Meaning:
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Synonyms:
dumbfounded; dumbstricken; dumbstruck; dumfounded; flabbergasted; stupefied; thunderstruck
Context examples:
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
Similar:
surprised (taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment)
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