"dumbstruck" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdʌmˌstɹʌk/ [General-American] Forms: more dumbstruck [comparative], most dumbstruck [superlative]
Etymology: From dumb + struck. Comapare strike dumb. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dumb|struck}} dumb + struck Head templates: {{en-adj}} dumbstruck (comparative more dumbstruck, superlative most dumbstruck)
  1. So shocked as to be unable to speak. Synonyms: dumbfounded Translations (so shocked as to be unable to speak): sprachlos (German), oniemiały (Polish), osłupiały (Polish), bez riječi (Serbo-Croatian), zanijemio od čuda (Serbo-Croatian), zanemio od čuda (Serbo-Croatian)
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