dumbstruck
dumbstruck · more dumbstruck · most dumbstruck
sprachlos, fassungslos
So shocked as to be unable to speakSo shocked as to be unable to speak.
US/ˈdʌmˌstɹʌk/
» Tom was dumbstruck.
Tom war wie vor den Kopf geschlagen.
Фома лишился дара речи.
Meaning
1 sensesSo shocked as to be unable to speak.
sprachlos, fassungslos
More definitions
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Examples
2 sentencesTom was dumbstruck.
ruФома лишился дара речи.
deTom war wie vor den Kopf geschlagen.
I was dumbstruck.
ruЯ был нем.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
so shocked as to be unable to speak:
Origin
From dumb + struck. Comapare strike dumb.From dumb + struck. Comapare strike dumb.
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Forms
more dumbstruck, most dumbstruck| Comparative | more dumbstruck Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dumbstruck Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise:dumbfoundeddumfoundedflabbergastedstupefiedthunderstruckdumbstricken
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form