Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horror-struck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: hor-ror-struck
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Horrified so as to be overwhelmed or incapacitated.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

more horror-struck (comparative) most horror-struck (superlative) horrorstruck (alternative)

Synonyms

horror-stricken horrified

Questions

What does horror-struck mean?: Horrified so as to be overwhelmed or incapacitated.

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