awestricken

1. 1.

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

   “stood in awed silence before the shrine”

   “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”

   Synonymsawedawestruck

   Similaroverawed

Questions about awestricken

What does awestricken mean?

awestricken means "having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread".

How many syllables are in awestricken?

awestricken has 4 syllables and divides as a-we-stric-ken under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.