struck+dumb
101apoplectic — (adj.) 1610s, involving apoplexy, from Fr. apoplectique (16c.), from L. apoplecticus, from Gk. apoplektikos disabled by a stroke, crippled, struck dumb, from apoplektos, verbal adjective of apoplessein (see APOPLEXY (Cf. apoplexy)). Meaning… …
102gobsmacked — adj British astonished, struck dumb, left open mouthed in amazement. From gob. These are originally Liverpudlian terms and are now widespread, used even by Sloane Rangers and yuppies, thanks ini tially to usage on TV comedies set in Liv erpool.… …
103awe striken — stunned, astounded, struck dumb, speechless …
104blank — I. a. 1. Void, empty. 2. White, of a white color. 3. Astonished, confounded, confused, dumfounded, disconcerted, nonplussed, struck dumb. See amaze. 4. Utter, pure, simple, unmixed, unmingled, unadulterated, perfect, entire, complete, absolute,… …
105astonished — adj astounded, amazed, dumbfounded, Inf. flabbergasted; taken aback, floored, shocked, aghast, jolted, Inf. bowled over, Inf. caught up short; struck dumb, at a loss for words, stupefied, petrified, numbed; startled, surprised, disconcerted;… …
106nonplused — adj 1. perplexed, puzzled, confounded, confused, baffled, bewildered, mystified, stumped, up a stump, Inf. buffaloed; at a loss, at sea, in a bind, on the horns of a dilemma. 2. disconcerted, abashed, embarrassed, out of countenance, disturbed,… …
107stupefied — adj 1. numb, numbed, benumbed, deadened; comatose, in a coma or stupor, senseless, insensible, unconscious, oblivious, out, out cold, dead to the world, knocked out, anesthetized, Euph. asleep; drugged, doped; All Sl. blitzed, stoned, out of it,… …
108dumbfounded — adjective as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion • Syn:… …
109dumbstricken — adjective as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion • Syn:… …
110dumfounded — adjective as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise (Freq. 1) a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion •… …
