terror-stricken

terror-stricken
/ter"euhr strik'euhn/, adj.
overwhelmed by terror; terrified. Also, terror-struck /ter"euhr struk'/.
[1835-45]

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  • terror-stricken — [terrorstrik′ən] adj. overcome with terror …   English World dictionary

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  • terror-struck — adjective struck or filled with terror (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑terror stricken • Similar to: ↑afraid * * * terrˈor stricken or terrˈor struck adjective Smitten with terror • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • stricken — (adj.) 1510s, wounded, affected (by disease, trouble, etc.), adjective use of archaic pp. of STRIKE (Cf. strike) (v.). Figurative meaning overwhelmed with terror, grief, etc. is from 1530s. An earlier development is reflected in 13c. phrase… …   Etymology dictionary

  • stricken — adjective formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc: Supplies of medicine were rushed to the stricken city. (+ by/with): stricken with a fatal disease | poverty stricken (=very poor): poverty stricken areas riddled with… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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