struck with horror

  • 1horror-struck — [hôr′ərstrik΄ənhôr′ər struk΄] adj. struck with horror; horrified: also horror stricken [hôr′ərstrik΄ən] …

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  • 2Horror-sticken — Hor ror stick en, a. Struck with horror; horrified. [1913 Webster] Blank and horror stricken faces. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3horror-struck — adjective Date: 1814 struck with horror < stood horror struck as they watched…their own city destroyed Nashville Tennessean > …

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  • 4horror-stricken — adjective stricken with horror (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑horrified, ↑horror struck • Similar to: ↑afraid * * * horrˈor stricken or horrˈor struck adjective • • • …

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  • 5horror-struck — adjective stricken with horror • Syn: ↑horrified, ↑horror stricken • Similar to: ↑afraid * * * ˈhorror struck [horror struck] ( …

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  • 6horror-struck — ADJ If you describe someone as horror struck or horror stricken, you mean that they feel very great horror at something that has happened. What is the matter with Signora Anna? he whispered, horror struck at her vacant face. Syn: appalled …

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  • 7horror-struck — /hawr euhr struk , hor /, adj. stricken with horror; horrified; aghast. Also, horror stricken /hawr euhr strik euhn, hor /. [1805 15] * * * …

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  • 8horror-struck — /ˈhɒrə strʌk/ (say horuh struk) adjective filled with horror; shocked. Also, horror stricken …

  • 9Struck — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,&#8230; …

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  • 10Struck — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,&#8230; …

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