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horror-struck

[hawr-er-struhk, hor-] / ˈhɔr ərˌstrʌk, ˈhɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
aghast
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agog amazed anxious appalled awestruck dismayed shocked stunned
WEAK
afraid agape alarmed astonished astounded confounded dumbfounded frightened overwhelmed startled terrified thunderstruck
Antonyms
WEAK
unsurprised

Example Sentences

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Horror-struck, Harry waved madly at the other three to follow him as quickly as possible; they scurried silently toward the door, away from Filch’s voice.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Horror-struck as he was, he would not despair of his country,—he would not believe that the brothers’ union was about to turn into a brothers’ war.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

Horror-struck is but a feeble word to indicate the feelings of that foe!

From The Norsemen in the West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Horror-struck with the shocking spectacle, he, from that hour, renounced all connexion with the world, and imposed upon himself the most rigid austerities, which he continued until his death, forty years after.

From A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot by Fellowes, W.D.

Horror-struck, they could do nothing to help him.

From Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good by Kingston, William Henry Giles