Awestricken — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæliːmz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪkənfˌɛdəɹˈeɪʃənˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪkənfˌɛdəɹˈeɪʃənˌɪst/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæliːmz/.

Examples

stood in awed silence before the shrine
in grim despair and awestruck wonder

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

awed awestruck

Antonyms

unawed

Parts of Speech

adjective

having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread

“stood in awed silence before the shrine”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ehrfürchtig

ein Gefühl gemischter Ehrfurcht und Respekt sowie Staunen und Furcht haben oder zeigen

🇫🇷French

émerveillé

avoir ou montrer un sentiment de révérence et de respect mêlé d'émerveillement et de crainte

🇪🇸Spanish

asombrado

Tener o mostrar un sentimiento mixto de reverencia, respeto, asombro y pavor.

🇮🇹Italian

sbalordito

avere o mostrare un sentimento misto di riverenza e rispetto, meraviglia e terrore

🇳🇱Dutch

vol ontzag

een gevoel van gemengde eerbied en respect, verwondering en angst hebben of tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

impressionado

ter ou mostrar um sentimento misto de reverência e respeito, admiração e pavor

🇷🇺Russian

благоговейный

испытывать или проявлять чувство смешанного благоговения, уважения, удивления и страха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भय से त्रस्त

मिश्रित श्रद्धा और आदर तथा आश्चर्य और भय की भावना होना या प्रदर्शित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্চর্যজনক

মিশ্র শ্রদ্ধা এবং শ্রদ্ধা এবং বিস্ময় এবং ভয়ের অনুভূতি থাকা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரமிப்பு

பயபக்தி மற்றும் மரியாதை மற்றும் ஆச்சரியம் மற்றும் பயம் ஆகியவற்றின் கலவையான உணர்வைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్మయపరిచింది

మిశ్రమ గౌరవం మరియు గౌరవం మరియు ఆశ్చర్యం మరియు భయాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्मयकारक

मिश्र आदर आणि आदर आणि आश्चर्य आणि भीतीची भावना असणे किंवा दर्शविणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્ચર્યચકિત

મિશ્ર આદર અને આદર અને અજાયબી અને ડરની લાગણી હોવી અથવા દર્શાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ಮಯಗೊಂಡ

ಮಿಶ್ರ ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಭಯದ ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്മയിച്ചു

സമ്മിശ്ര ബഹുമാനവും ആദരവും അത്ഭുതവും ഭയവും ഉള്ളതോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨ

ਮਿਸ਼ਰਤ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਡਰ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیرت زدہ

مخلوط تعظیم اور احترام اور حیرت اور خوف کا احساس رکھنا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敬畏

拥有或表现出一种混合着崇敬、尊重、惊奇和恐惧的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

畏怖の念を抱く

尊敬と尊敬、驚きと恐怖が入り混じった感情を持つ、または示すこと

🇰🇷Korean

경외감을 느끼는

경외심과 존중, 경이로움과 두려움이 혼합된 느낌을 갖거나 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh ngạc

có hoặc thể hiện cảm giác vừa tôn kính, vừa kính trọng, vừa ngạc nhiên và sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

ตกใจกลัว

มีหรือแสดงความรู้สึกคารวะ ความเคารพ อัศจรรย์และหวาดกลัวผสมปนเปกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpesona

memiliki atau menunjukkan perasaan campur aduk antara hormat dan hormat serta heran dan takut

🇵🇭Filipino

awestriken

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng isang pakiramdam ng magkahalong paggalang at paggalang at pagtataka at pangamba

🇲🇾Malay

awestriken

mempunyai atau menunjukkan perasaan hormat dan hormat bercampur-campur dan hairan dan takut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهول

وجود أو إظهار شعور مختلط من التبجيل والاحترام والعجب والرهبة

🇮🇷Persian

بهت زده

داشتن یا نشان دادن احساسی از احترام و احترام و شگفتی و ترس

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşkına dönmüş

karışık bir saygı ve saygı ile merak ve korku duygusuna sahip olmak veya göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוכה

שיש או מראה תחושה של יראת כבוד וכבוד מעורבים ופליאה ואימה

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