horror-struck en · ADJ
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horrorstruck | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more horror-struck | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most horror-struck | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |