horror-struck

[ hawr-er-struhk, hor- ]

/ ˈhɔr ərˌstrʌk, ˈhɒr- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR horror-struck ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.

Also hor·ror-strick·en

[hawr-er-strik-uhn, hor-]. /ˈhɔr ərˌstrɪk ən, ˈhɒr-/.

Origin of horror-struck

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby horror-struck

horripilation, horror, horrors, horror show, horror story, horror-struck, Horsa, hors concours, hors de combat, hors d'oeuvre, horse

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Example sentences from the Web for horror-struck

He sought to leave the room hastily, for the amazed, horror-struck expression of his father was most disagreeable to him.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach
When they hear the name of Oedipus they are horror-struck and wish to thrust him out.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
The Countess was horror-struck now, for she knew her daughter well.
Cecilia|F. Marion Crawford
Mr. Waterhouse was horror-struck by the proposal, to which he gasped out in response, a threat to call in the police.
Speeches from the Dock, Part I|Various

I asked, horror-struck at the vision of my public life in 1920—a bow cravat over a double-width vestum.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov. 28, 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for horror-struck

horror-struck

horror-stricken

adjective

shocked; horrified

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	horror-struck
释义	horror-struck [ hawr-er-struhk, hor- ] / ˈhɔr ərˌstrʌk, ˈhɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR horror-struck ON THESAURUS.COM adjective stricken with horror; horrified; aghast. Also hor·ror-strick·en [hawr-er-strik-uhn, hor-]. /ˈhɔr ərˌstrɪk ən, ˈhɒr-/. Origin of horror-struck First recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby horror-struck horripilation, horror, horrors, horror show, horror story, horror-struck, Horsa, hors concours, hors de combat, hors d'oeuvre, horse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horror-struck He sought to leave the room hastily, for the amazed, horror-struck expression of his father was most disagreeable to him. Frederick The Great and His Family\|L. Muhlbach When they hear the name of Oedipus they are horror-struck and wish to thrust him out. Authors of Greece\|T. W. Lumb The Countess was horror-struck now, for she knew her daughter well. Cecilia\|F. Marion Crawford Mr. Waterhouse was horror-struck by the proposal, to which he gasped out in response, a threat to call in the police. Speeches from the Dock, Part I\|Various I asked, horror-struck at the vision of my public life in 1920—a bow cravat over a double-width vestum. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov. 28, 1917\|Various British Dictionary definitions for horror-struck horror-struck horror-stricken adjective shocked; horrified Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to horror-struck stunned, agog, shocked, anxious, awestruck, dismayed, appalled, amazed, afraid, agape, alarmed, confounded, dumbfounded, frightened, overwhelmed, startled, terrified, thunderstruck, astonished, astounded
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horror-struck

adjective

Origin of horror-struck

Words nearby horror-struck

Example sentences from the Web for horror-struck

British Dictionary definitions for horror-struck

horror-stricken

adjective

Words related to horror-struck