awestruck en · ADJ
Etymology
From awe + struck.
Meanings
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Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
Like so many others, I was awestruck by the first season, which captured a moment in time and successfully funnelled its rage outwards at a world in which women are indeed silenced, controlled and killed by men.
2018 June 16, Fiona Sturges, “Cattleprods! Severed tongues! Torture porn! Why I’ve stopped watching the Handmaid’s Tale”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2020:They are awe-struck by America and posting about it. And no one loves this more than American audiences.
2026 July 9, Sophie Haigney, “World Cup Tourists Are Giving Americans Exactly What We Crave”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more awestruck | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most awestruck | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
awestriking · horror-struck · thunderstruck · awestrike
Synonyms
Translations (14)
pl oniemiały (filled or overcome with awe) · fi häikäistynyt (filled or overcome with awe) · pt deslumbrado (filled or overcome with awe) · es asombrado (filled or overcome with awe) · pl pod wrażeniem (filled or overcome with awe) · eo mirigita (filled or overcome with awe) · eo admirega (filled or overcome with awe) · bg обхванат от благоговеен страх (filled or overcome with awe) · fr stupéfait (filled or overcome with awe) · de ehrfürchtig (filled or overcome with awe) · fi ällistynyt (filled or overcome with awe) · fi ällikällä lyöty (filled or overcome with awe) · ro cuprins de uimire (filled or overcome with awe) · ro copleșit (filled or overcome with awe)