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Exact Match:

strike dumb: render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were dumbstruck by the candidate's announcement"

Synonyms:

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Related Words:

flabbergast collapse: overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"

astound collapse

terrify collapse: fill with terror; frighten greatly

amaze collapse: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

petrify collapse: cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"

dumbfound collapse

astonish collapse

appall collapse

stupefy collapse

horrify collapse

bowl over collapse

shut down collapse

paralyze collapse: cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"; make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

bewilder collapse: cause to be confused emotionally

startle collapse: a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"; to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"; move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

sit down strike collapse

work stoppage collapse

stun collapse: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"; overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

strike home collapse

bedazzle collapse

dimwit collapse: a stupid incompetent person

gesticulation collapse: a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

body language collapse: communication via the movements or attitudes of the body

blue pencil collapse

awe collapse: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"; inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"

sign language collapse: language expressed by visible hand gestures

cross out collapse

lockout collapse: a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms

soft pedal collapse: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

tongue tied collapse

sink in collapse

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

speechless collapse: unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

deaf mute collapse

rescind collapse

mum collapse: secrecy; "mum's the word"; failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

dumb show collapse

walk out collapse: leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"; leave abruptly, often in protest or anger; "The customer that was not served walked out"

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