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PRONUNCIATION OF TERROR-STRUCK

terror-struck  [ˈtɛrəˌstrʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERROR-STRUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terror-Struck is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERROR-STRUCK


awestruck
ˈɔːˌstrʌk
dumbstruck
ˈdʌmˌstrʌk
lovestruck
ˈlʌvstrʌk
moonstruck
ˈmuːnˌstrʌk
overstruck
ˌəʊvəˈstrʌk
panic-struck
ˈpænɪkˌstrʌk
semitruck
ˌsemɪˈtrʌk
starstruck
ˈstɑːstrʌk
struck
strʌk
sunstruck
ˈsʌnˌstrʌk
supertruck
ˈsuːpəˌtrʌk
thunderstruck
ˈθʌndəˌstrʌk
towing-truck
ˌtəʊɪŋˈtrʌk
truck
trʌk
unstruck
ʌnˈstrʌk
wonderstruck
ˈwʌndəstrʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERROR-STRUCK

territories
territory
Territory of Papua
Territory of the Afars and the Issas
terroir
terror
terror-stricken
terrorful
terrorisation
terrorise
terroriser
terrorism
terrorist
terrorist bombing
terroristic
terrorization
terrorize
terrorizer
terrorless

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERROR-STRUCK

cattle truck
dump truck
dumper truck
fire truck
flatbed truck
fork-lift truck
garbage truck
hand truck
Innsbruck
mail truck
milk truck
monster truck
pallet truck
panel truck
pick-up truck
refuse truck
sound truck
tank truck
taxi truck
tow truck
trailer truck

Synonyms and antonyms of terror-struck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terror-struck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERROR-STRUCK

Find out the translation of terror-struck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terror-struck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terror-struck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恐怖袭击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terror -struck
570 millions of speakers

English

terror-struck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आतंकी मारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضربها الإرهاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глаза ужаса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atingida pelo terror
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়বিহ্বল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terreur frappé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keganasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Terror -geschlagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テロ打た
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테러 공격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teror-teror
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khủng bố tấn công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயங்கரவாத விசிறியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहशतवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dehşete kapılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terrore ha colpito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Terror uderzył
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очі жаху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a lovit - teroare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρόμος χτύπησε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terreur -geslaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terror - slog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

terror - rammet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terror-struck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERROR-STRUCK»

The term «terror-struck» is normally little used and occupies the 148.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERROR-STRUCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terror-struck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERROR-STRUCK»

Discover the use of terror-struck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terror-struck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Textualities: Between Hermeneutics and Deconstruction
In the midst of this disorder, La Zambinella remained thoughtful, as though terror —struck. She refused to drink, perhaps she ate a bit too much; however, it is said that greediness in a woman is a charming quality. Admiring his mistress's ...
Hugh J. Silverman, 2013
2
Cities in a Time of Terror: Space, Territory, and Local ...
... events, like terrorism, do leave a mark of one kind or another. Sometimes that mark can germinate into a movement that had been hardly discernible before terror struck; at other times it can accelerate SUSTAINING LOCAL RESILIENCE 159.
H. V. Savitch, 2007
3
The Heart of Russia: Trinity-Sergius, Monasticism, and ...
The Great Terror, 1937–38 From the middle of 1937 and into 1938, the Great Terror struck at the monks of Trinity-Sergius—and those connected to them—with a far greater ferocity than ever before, as indeed the Terror struck across social, ...
Scott M. Kenworthy, 2010
4
Popular Politics
The terror-struck town of Dunkirk is a perfect example of the case in which killing by law does strike terror; in which the law has something to show for its money. But observe that in this case there was no criminal disposition to check: the terror,  ...
Edward Gibbon WAKEFIELD, 1837
5
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
... school. terror-stricken /'terarstnkan/ or terror-struck /'tera strAk/ adjective You are terror-stricken or terror-struck if you are very frightened, [same as terrified] terse /t3:s/ adjective: terser, tersest Language is terse when it is brief and to the point, ...
‎1996
6
Legends of Terror!: And Tales of the Wonderful and Wild ; ...
Bewilder'd by fancy, and conquer'd by dread, The terror-struck maiden now sunk on her bed ; O'er her woc-begone bosom, while fear held its sway, Shesigh'd a sad Bigh.and then motionless lay; Nor again with new life did her languid pulse ...
‎1826
7
The Lysenko Affair
When the terror struck scientific critics of Michurinism, their cause suffered; when the terror struck Michurinists, their cause did not suffer. In the contest between science and agrobiology terror was not the main arbiter. Something more important ...
David Joravsky, 2010
8
Yalo: A Novel
A fighter might be afraid, but an ordinary person would be terror-struck. That was why Yalo chose to be a fighter. He fought to inflict rather than feel terror. It's true that he was afraid, but fear was nothing compared to the terror that paralyzed a ...
Elias Khoury, Ilyās Khūrī, 2009
9
Lenin's Terror: The Ideological Origins of Early Soviet ...
In addition the Terror struck against thieves, priests, intellectuals and political activists, and the urban and rural bourgeoisie who were usually held hostage or subjected to various financial punishments. There was also a small portion of worker ...
James Ryan, 2012
10
Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Implications for South Asia
Terror struck into the hearts of the enemies, therefore, "is not only a means, it is the end in itself. Once a condition of terror into the opponent's heart is obtained, hardly anything is left to be achieved. It is the point where the means and the ends ...
‎2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERROR-STRUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terror-struck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal board admits mistake, passes terror-struck APS students
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – The federal education board has corrected and reissued the passing results of students injured in Army Public School Peshawar ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
2
Terror-Struck Tunisia Fears Fighters Coming From Libya
The two massacres were 90 miles and more than three months apart. Yet there was much in common between last week's devastating killing on a ... «TIME, Jul 15»
3
Terror-struck couple woken by sneak thief
Terror-struck couple woken by sneak thief. Published: 26 Apr 2014 13:00. A TEEN thug snuck into a Renfrewshire home while the owners slept in a bid to steal ... «TheGazette.co.uk, Apr 14»
4
What's next for terror-struck Kenya? 3 questions with GlobalPost's …
NAIROBI, Kenya — On Sept. 21, gunmen reportedly linked to the Al Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia launched what would be a days-long assault on an ... «GlobalPost, Sep 13»
5
Imran Khan wants to do a Nitish Kumar in Pakistan
Imran Khan, the new force in Pakistani politics, who has formed a provincial government in the most terror-struck region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), wants to ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 13»
6
New York after 9/11: Ten years on, the terror-struck city is booming …
New look New York: Ten years on, the terror-struck city is booming once again. By Jenny Coad for the Daily Mail Updated: 14:25 EST, 2 September 2011. View «Daily Mail, Sep 11»
7
No Bikes for You: Nigeria Bans Motorcycles in Terror-Struck City
No Bikes for You: Nigeria Bans Motorcycles in Terror-Struck City. By Everett Rosenfeld @Ev_RosenfeldJuly 08, 20110. Share. Read Later. Send to Kindle ... «TIME, Jul 11»

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