as in frightened
filled with fear or dread
horror-struck, the villagers watched helplessly as the tsunami hit the shore
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Recent Examples of horror-struck
Other people were horror-struck by the verdicts in each of these cases, seeing them as a catastrophic failure of the American system of justice.
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Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror-struck
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The family is frightened, but the soldiers aren’t there to terrorize them.—
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Financial markets have crashed, consumers are frightened, and deals are paralyzed.—
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Will Poulter has never been afraid to get rough on screen and the same apparently applies to his work process as well.—
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And most importantly, surround yourself with other women who think big, talk money openly, and aren’t afraid to build serious wealth.—
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Most lawyers will be too scared of retaliation to even bring lawsuits challenging Trump’s actions.—
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The pup, Butter, was filmed in September of last year looking scared and nervous around her new kitty sibling, keeping her distance from the feline and hiding away in her owner's arms, as if terrified of the new addition to the family.—
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The model's celebrity friends were equally shocked at the haircut.—
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In post-match interviews, Pochettino sometimes seemed almost shocked at the lack of effort from his squad and suggested, vaguely at least, that other players would be brought in to replace underperforming ones should the issue continue.—
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In Maryland, though, some lawmakers have grown alarmed at the potential fallout.—
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Europe is alarmed at what the loss of America’s democratic leadership means for stability and progress around the world.—
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The woman, fearful of the threat that the FBI would arrest her, prosecutors say, followed the instructions and liquidated hundreds of thousands of dollars from her retirement savings to buy gold bars and then handed the bars over to the bagmen.—
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Related article Putin just called Trump’s bluff on Ukraine, with the Russian art of the ‘no’ deal Indeed, Russia has for years been moving its official funds out of the US, apparently fearful of repercussions over its aggressions in Ukraine and Georgia.—
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“Horror-struck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror-struck. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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