What does thunderstruck mean?

Definitions for thunderstruck
ˈθʌn dərˌstrʌk; -ˌstrɪk ənthun·der·struck

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstrickenadjective

    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

    "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"

Wiktionary

  1. thunderstruckadjective

    Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.

  2. Etymology: thunder + strike

Wikipedia

  1. Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck is the lead single on the 1990 album The Razors Edge by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. The song was released as a single in Germany, Australia, and Japan, and peaked at No. 5 on the U. S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. In 2010, "Thunderstruck" topped Triple M's Ultimate 500 Rock Countdown in Melbourne, Australia. The top five were all AC/DC songs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thunderstruck

    of Thunderstrike

  2. Thunderstruck

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Wikidata

  1. Thunderstruck

    "Thunderstruck" is the first song on the 1990 AC/DC album The Razors Edge. The song peaked at No. 5 on U.S. the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. It was released as a single in Germany, Australia, and Japan. The song is said to be inspired by lead guitarist Angus Young's hair-raising experience when a plane he was on was struck by lightning. Another theory states that the song was conceived when the band watched a Combined Arms Livefire EXercise at Ft. Hood. The band was so impressed by the M1A1 tank that they wrote a song about it. However, Angus Young stated in the liner notes of the 2003 re-release of The Razors Edge: Contrary to popular belief, Young does not play "Thunderstruck"'s main riff with one hand. Instead, he picks every note. Additionally in all AC/DC live videos, Angus can clearly be viewed picking every note. The one-handed tapping technique can only be seen in the "Thunderstruck" music video. The opening riff oscillitates between B major and e minor. The video which accompanied the single was filmed at London's Brixton Academy on 17 August 1990. The audience members were given free T-shirts with the words 'AC/DC – I was Thunderstruck' on the front and the date on the back, and these T-shirts were worn by the entire audience throughout the filming of the video.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thunderstruck in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thunderstruck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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