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dumbstruck

UK
/ˈdʌmstrʌk/
US
/ˈdʌmstrʌk/

Translations

dumbstruckadjective
more dumbstruck
Comp.
most dumbstruck
Super.
UK
/ˈdʌmstrʌk/
US
/ˈdʌmstrʌk/
She was dumbstruck when she won the award, unable to utter a single word.
Elle était abasourdie lorsqu’elle a gagné le prix, incapable de prononcer un seul mot.
Additional translations
stupéfait
Synonyms
bewildered
stunned
flabbergasted
speechless
astounded
astonished
taken aback
thunderstruck
Antonyms
unfazed
unaffected
unimpressed
dumbstruckpast participle
UK
/ˈdʌmstrʌk/
US
/ˈdʌmstrʌk/
Used as the past participle (now lexicalized) of the obsolete verb 'to dumbstrike', functioning adjectivally.
bouche béeLocution employée au sens d’« incapable de parler sous l’effet de la surprise ». Style courant.
He was left dumbstruck by the sudden news.
Il est resté bouche bée devant la nouvelle soudaine.
Synonyms
bewildered
dumbfounded
staggered
dazed
gobsmacked
bowled over
shell-shocked
awestruck
stupefied
thunderstruck
flabbergasted
amazed
astonished
speechless
stunned

Definitions

dumbstruckadjective
So shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak.
She was dumbstruck when she won the award, unable to utter a single word.
dumbstruckpast participle
Rendered speechless with shock or amazement.
He was left dumbstruck by the sudden news.
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