"terrorstricken" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more terrorstricken [comparative], most terrorstricken [superlative], terror-stricken [alternative]
Etymology: From terror + stricken. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|terror|stricken}} terror + stricken Head templates: {{en-adj}} terrorstricken (comparative more terrorstricken, superlative most terrorstricken)
  1. Stricken with terror; utterly terrified. Synonyms: terrorstruck Translations (utterly terrified): ужасе'н (užase'n) (Bulgarian), zu Tode erschrocken (German), έντρομος (éntromos) (Greek)

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