thunderstrike

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{v} to strike or blast with lightning, to confound
To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; rarely used except in the past participle
To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning
thunderstruck
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak

'Unless the strikers rally,' I declared to the meeting, 'and continue the strike till a settlement is reached, or till they leave the mills altogether, I will not touch any food.' The labourers were thunderstruck.

thunderstruck
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
thunderstruck
{s} awe-struck, astounded, stunned
thunderstruck
If you say that someone is thunderstruck, you mean that they are extremely surprised or shocked. = stunned. extremely surprised or shocked
thunderstrike
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