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horrorstruck

horrorstruck is the alternative form of horror-struck.

Meaning of horror-struck

Adjective

horror-struck (comparative more horror-struck, superlative most horror-struck)

  1. (idiomatic) Horrified so as to be overwhelmed or incapacitated.
    • At sight of these strange, swift, and terrible creatures, the crowd along by the water's edge seemed to me to be for a moment horror-struck.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 99
    Synonyms:
    horror-stricken

Forms of horrorstruck

comparativemore horrorstruck
superlativemost horrorstruck

Questions about horrorstruck

What is horrorstruck the alternative form of?
Horrorstruck is the alternative form of horror-struck.

Words near horrorstruck in the dictionary

  1. horrorscopes
  2. horrorshow
  3. horrorshows
  4. horrorsome
  5. horrorstricken
  6. horrorstruck
  7. horrorthon
  8. horrorthons
  9. horrorzine
  10. horrorzines
  11. horrour

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