Bestruck
Last night we were bestruck by tragedy.
Bestruck by musikalchick17 September 9, 2012
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Bestruck
Verb, past-tense, /bəˈstrək/
(1) to be very impressed by or pleased with (of the idiom 'be struck by')
(2) A conjoining of 'to be' and 'awestruck', enchanted
(3)(of something bad) happen suddenly to someone.
(4)(per musikalchick17's post in 2012) a hybrid of 'befell' and 'struck'
Potential words of similar etymology: Bestricken, Bestroke, Bestrike, Bestroken;
(coining the term, only bestricken seems charismatic enough to enter common vernacular.)
(1) to be very impressed by or pleased with (of the idiom 'be struck by')
(2) A conjoining of 'to be' and 'awestruck', enchanted
(3)(of something bad) happen suddenly to someone.
(4)(per musikalchick17's post in 2012) a hybrid of 'befell' and 'struck'
Potential words of similar etymology: Bestricken, Bestroke, Bestrike, Bestroken;
(coining the term, only bestricken seems charismatic enough to enter common vernacular.)
(1.a.) The Sistine Chapel's beauty bestruck her.
(1.b.) She was bestruck by the beauty of The Sagrada Familia.
(1.c.) The garden's flourishing scenery bestruck her senses.
(2.a.) Sara was bestruck when she saw the glistening snow on her rooftop.
(2.b.) The chandlier's magnificence bestruck her.
(3.a) The life-threatening illness bestruck her.
(3.b) Yesterday, a terrible tragedy bestruck us.
(4.a) (per o.p.) Last night we were bestruck by tragedy.
(4.b) A horrible curse bestruck the witch's foes.
(1.b.) She was bestruck by the beauty of The Sagrada Familia.
(1.c.) The garden's flourishing scenery bestruck her senses.
(2.a.) Sara was bestruck when she saw the glistening snow on her rooftop.
(2.b.) The chandlier's magnificence bestruck her.
(3.a) The life-threatening illness bestruck her.
(3.b) Yesterday, a terrible tragedy bestruck us.
(4.a) (per o.p.) Last night we were bestruck by tragedy.
(4.b) A horrible curse bestruck the witch's foes.
Bestruck by SarasPlant June 6, 2024
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to have an enlightenment or an epiphany
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to be struck by lightning
to have an enlightenment or an epiphany
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to have an enlightenment or an epiphany
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