Word Meanings - AWE-STRICKEN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Awe-struck.

STRUCKEN
p. p. of Strike. Shak.
STRUCK
imp. & p. p. of Strike. Struck jury , a special jury, composed of persons having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for each party, leaving the number required by law to
WONDERSTRUCK
Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. Dryden.
MOONSTRUCK
1. Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic. 2. Produced by the supposed influence of the moon. "Moonstruck madness." Milton. 3. Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a human being; made unsuitable
HORROR-STRUCK
Horror-stricken; horrified. M. Arnold.
SUN-STRUCK
Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers.
LIGHTSTRUCK
Damaged by accidental exposure to light; light-fogged; -- said of plates or films.
HEARTSTRUCK
1. Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind. "His heartstruck injuries." Shak. 2. Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed; heartstricken. Milton.
AWE-STRUCK
Struck with awe. Milton.
PANIC-STRICKEN; PANIC-STRUCK
Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. Burke.
PLANET-STRICKEN; PLANET-STRUCK
Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. Milton. Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. Wordsworth.
STAGE-STRUCK
Fascinated by the stage; seized by a passionate desire to become an actor.