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dumbstruck
adjective dumb·struck \ˈdəm-ˌstrək\
: so shocked or surprised that you cannot speak
Full Definition of DUMBSTRUCK
: made silent by astonishment
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First Known Use of DUMBSTRUCK
1765
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- amazed, astonished, astounded, awestruck (also awestricken), bowled over, dumbfounded (also dumfounded), thunderstruck, flabbergasted, shocked, stunned, stupefied
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