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horror-struck

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horror-struck, horror-stricken
adj
shocked; horrified
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Adj.1.horror-struck - stricken with horror
horrified, horror-stricken
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
horror-struck horror-stricken
adjective horrified, shocked, appalled, petrified, aghast, frightened to death, awe-struck, scared out of your wits a horror-struck expression
Translations
horror-struck [ˈhɒrəˌstrʌk] horror-stricken [ˈhɒrəˌstrɪk/ən] adj → inorridito/a
horror-struck [ˈhɒrəˌstrʌk] horror-stricken [ˈhɒrəˌstrɪk/ən] adj → inorridito/a


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I am horror-struck at this antemosaic, unsourced existence of the unspeakable terrors of the whale, which, having been before all time, must needs exist after all humane ages are over.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
In the first moment of Pierre's outburst Anna Pavlovna, despite her social experience, was horror-struck.
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The sisters drew back horror-struck into the furthest corner of the room.
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