thunderstrike

thunderstrike

verb

Definition of THUNDERSTRIKE

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected <everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning>

Synonyms amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, thunderstrike

Related Words befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up