"awestruck" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more awestruck [comparative], most awestruck [superlative]
Etymology: awe + struck Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂egʰ-}}, {{compound|en|awe|struck}} awe + struck Head templates: {{en-adj}} awestruck (comparative more awestruck, superlative most awestruck)
  1. Filled or overcome with awe or wonder. Synonyms: awestricken Related terms: awestrike, awestriking, thunderstruck Translations (filled or overcome with awe): обхванат от благоговеен страх (obhvanat ot blagogoveen strah) (Bulgarian), admirega (Esperanto), ällistynyt (Finnish), ällikällä lyöty (Finnish), häikäistynyt (Finnish), ehrfürchtig (German), deslumbrado (Portuguese), copleșit [masculine] (Romanian), cuprins de uimire [masculine] (Romanian), asombrado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-awestruck-en-adj-uUu5SU4R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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