horror-struck
Paralyzed by dread
Horror-struck describes someone suddenly overwhelmed by intense fear, shock, or revulsion.
The term captures that moment when horror hits you like a physical blow—you might stand horror-struck upon witnessing an accident or hearing devastating news.
It functions identically to horror-stricken, with both conveying a state of being seized or afflicted by horror.
The horror-struck onlookers could only watch as the building collapsed.
Shocked into speechlessness
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- aghastStruck with horror
- appalledShocked by wrongness
- flabbergastedOverwhelmed with amazement
staggered · thunderstruck · shell-shocked · stupefied · dazed · reeling · blindsided · jolted
Rose in opposition
- disgustedFeeling strong revulsion
- sickenedMade ill or disgusted
- nauseatedFeeling urge to vomit
- repelledDrove away forcefully
appalled · dismayed · disturbed · unsettled · troubled · shaken · unnerved · aghast
Extremely frightened
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
shaking · quaking · wide-eyed · blanched · pale · ashen · bloodless · cowering
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- rootedFirmly established in place
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
stone-still · motionless · rigid · stiff · numb · stopped cold · riveted · fixed
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- dumbfoundedRendered speechless by surprise
- aghastStruck with horror
- appalledShocked by wrongness
flabbergasted · staggered · thunderstruck · shell-shocked · stupefied · dazed · reeling · blindsided · jolted · rocked
revolted
Rose in opposition
repelled · appalled · dismayed · disturbed · unsettled · troubled · shaken · unnerved · aghast · distressed
terrified
Extremely frightened
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
trembling · shaking · quaking · wide-eyed · blanched · pale · ashen · bloodless · cowering · shrinking
petrified
Solidified or fear-paralyzed
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- rootedFirmly established in place
transfixed · stone-still · motionless · rigid · stiff · numb · stopped cold · riveted · fixed · glued to the spot