Meanings
adjectivedumbstruck (comparative more dumbstruck, superlative most dumbstruck)
comparative more dumbstruck · superlative most dumbstruck
- So shocked as to be unable to speak.
Synonyms: dumbfounded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSo shocked as to be unable to speak.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveas if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From dumb + struck. Comapare strike dumb.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 目瞪口呆, 啞口無言 /哑口无言
- 目瞪口呆 (mùdèngkǒudāi)so shocked as to be unable to speak
- 啞口無言 /哑口无言 (yǎkǒuwúyán)so shocked as to be unable to speak
- 駭然 /骇然 (hàirán)so shocked as to be unable to speak
French abasourdi
- abasourdiso shocked as to be unable to speak
German sprachlos, fassungslos
- sprachlosso shocked as to be unable to speak
- fassungslosso shocked as to be unable to speak
Lithuanian apstulbęs
- apstulbęsso shocked as to be unable to speak
Polish oniemiały, osłupiały
- oniemiałyso shocked as to be unable to speak
- osłupiałyso shocked as to be unable to speak
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APA
dumbstruck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbstruck
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“dumbstruck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbstruck. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumbstruck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumbstruck.
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