CEFR C1

horror-struck

adjective

Meaning

horror-struck means horrified so as to be overwhelmed or incapacitated. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as horror-struck.
A horror-struck tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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horror-struck (C1)

adjective

Definition

horror-struck means horrified so as to be overwhelmed or incapacitated. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as horror-struck.
A horror-struck tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use horror-struck

horror-struck + noun (collocation): Use horror-struck before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a horror-struck reaction."
become horror-struck (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became horror-struck near the end."

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