awestruck

/ˌɔˈstrʌk/

/ˈɔstrək/

To be awestruck is to be full of complete wonder, amazement, or dread for something. Swimming with a humpback whale or being near a tornado would leave most people awestruck. When you're awestruck, you're amazed.

Awestruck literally means to be struck with awe — a feeling of profound amazement. You can be awestruck by something surprising, wonderful, or even scary. Imagine the breathless feeling you’d get swimming next to a whale! That’s awestruck. This is a very powerful feeling that would never apply to everyday things. Being awestruck leaves you stunned. You can't quite believe what you're seeing or hearing.

Definitions of awestruck

1. adjective

   having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
   “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”

   synonyms: awed, awestricken

   overawed

   overcome by a feeling of awe