dumbstruck
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dumb·struck
(dŭm′strŭk′)adj.
So shocked or astonished as to be rendered speechless.
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dumbstruck
(ˈdʌmˌstrʌk) ordumbstricken
adj
temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise
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dumb•struck
(ˈdʌmˌstrʌk)also dumb•strick•en
(-ˌstrɪk ən)adj.
temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.
[1885–90]
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Adj. | 1. | dumbstruck - 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" surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression" |
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dumbstruck
[ˈdʌmstrʌk] adj (= speechless) → sans voixto be dumbstruck → rester sans voixdumb waiter dumbwaiter [ˌdʌmˈweɪtər] n (= lift) → monte-plats m
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