terror-struck

• Plötzlich von starker Angst oder Schrecken erfasst; von Entsetzen oder Panik ergriffen.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning suddenly filled with intense fear or terror.

1. Filled with extreme fearC1formal

   Overwhelmed or paralyzed by a sudden and intense feeling of terror.

   von Entsetzen gepackt

   • The children stood terror-struck as the storm approached.
   • She was terror-struck when she saw the shadow in the dark.
   • The villagers were terror-struck by the sudden earthquake.

   Synonymehorror-strickenhorror-struckpanic-strickenterror-stricken

   Antonymeboldbravecalmcomposedcourageousdauntlessfearlessintrepidunafraid