terrorstricken en · ADJ
Etymology
From terror + stricken.
Meanings
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Stricken with terror; utterly terrified.
How terror-stricken she would have been that night had she known that the wild jungle beast squatted outside her window, watching her every move.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 96:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| terror-stricken | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most terrorstricken | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more terrorstricken | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (3)
de zu Tode erschrocken (utterly terrified) · el έντρομος (utterly terrified) · bg ужасе'н (utterly terrified)