CEFR C1

awestruck

adjective

Meaning

Filled with a mixture of wonder, respect, and slight fear when encountering something grand or powerful.

Examples

The audience sat awestruck as the orchestra played the final, thunderous movement of the symphony.
Even after living in the city for years, she remained awestruck by the beauty of the skyline at sunset.

Synonyms: amazed, astonished, dumbfounded, spellbound

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awestruck (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːstrʌk/

Definition

Filled with a mixture of wonder, respect, and slight fear when encountering something grand or powerful.

Examples

The audience sat awestruck as the orchestra played the final, thunderous movement of the symphony.
Even after living in the city for years, she remained awestruck by the beauty of the skyline at sunset.

How to Use awestruck

be awestruck by (prepositional phrase): to be filled with wonder because of something — "We were all awestruck by the view from the summit."

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