Definition of "horror-stricken" []

• See horror-struck (adjective)

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• "In 1847 a census taker among the African American population in Philadelphia expressed his shock at this phenomenon: My heart is sick, my soul is horror-stricken at what my eyes behold. . ."
• "Consul Lingford exploded, staring horror-stricken at the man whom he had invited to lunch."
• "(Stopping abruptly and looking at her horror-stricken.)"