Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thunderstruck

/ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
thun-der-struck
IPA
/ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From thunder + struck. Compare synonymous and cognate Latin attonitus. Also compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐμβρόντητος (embróntētos) (< βροντή (brontḗ)) (whence Greek εμβρόντητος (emvróntitos)); Czech ohromený (< ohromit), Bulgarian като ударен от гръм (kato udaren ot grăm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/
  • British English: /ˈθʌn.də.stɹʌk/

Inflected Forms

more thunderstruck (comparative) most thunderstruck (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce thunderstruck?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɹʌk/.
What does thunderstruck mean?
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
Where does thunderstruck come from?
From thunder + struck. Compare synonymous and cognate Latin attonitus. Also compare typologically Ancient Greek ἐμβρόντητος (embróntētos) (< βροντή (brontḗ)) (whence Greek εμβρόντητος (emvróntitos)); Czech ohromený (< ohromit), Bulgarian като ударен от гръм (kato udaren ot grăm), Russian как гро́мом поражённый (kak grómom poražónnyj) (akin to гром (grom)). See also German wie vom Donner gerührt.

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