dumbstruck

[ duhm-struhk ]

adjective

1. temporarily deprived of the power of speech, as by surprise or confusion; dumbfounded.

dumbstruck

/ ˈdʌmˌstrʌk; ˈdʌmˌstrɪkən /

adjective

1. temporarily deprived of speech through shock or surprise

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumbstruck¹

First recorded in 1885–90; dumb + struck

Example Sentences

As Walters stood dumbstruck, this peculiar exchange followed.

From The Daily Beast

He did, as all baseball players do after sliding into a base, but I was dumbstruck.

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Its victims include several bikini-clad women on a Bradenton beach, as well as dumbstruck males.

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Lehman was dumbstruck: $2 million could have saved 10,000 lives in the Lake Tanganyika region.

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Visiting as a reporter in 2007 and 2008, I was dumbstruck by the innovative work of these women, and by their utter moxie.

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Jasper Grinder stood at his desk dumbstruck, with his face growing paler each instant.

From Project Gutenberg

We wint back together, an' I was dumbstruck; Love-o'-Women was cripplin' and crumblin' at ivry step.

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Shamhaven had not expected this encounter, and for the moment he was dumbstruck.

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