Bestruck

a hybrid of Befell and Struck.

Last night we were bestruck by tragedy.

Bestruck by musikalchick17 September 9, 2012

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.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.

Bestruck by SarasPlant June 6, 2024

to be struck by lightning 

to have an enlightenment or an epiphany

President Barack Obama needs to be struck by lightning when it comes to US Foreign Policy

to be struck by lightning by Uncle Dimma July 10, 2015

to be struck by lightning 

to have an enlightenment or an epiphany

President Barack Obama needs to be struck by lightning when it comes to US Foreign Policy

to be struck by lightning by Uncle Dimma July 12, 2015

to be struck by lightning 

to have an enlightenment or an epiphany

i want to be struck by lightning

to be struck by lightning by Uncle Dimma December 10, 2014

to be struck by lightning 

to have an enlightenment or an epiphany

President Barack Obama needs to be struck by lightning when it comes to US Foreign Policy

to be struck by lightning by Uncle Dimma June 27, 2015

bestfuck 

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bestfuck by Nocturnal September 17, 2017