Definition of 'speechless'
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speechless in British English
adjective
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speechlessly (ˈspeechlessly) adverb
speechlessness (ˈspeechlessness)
noun
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speechless in American English
adjective
2.
temporarily unable to speak; silent, as from shock
3.
not expressed or expressible in words
speechless terror
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈvoiceless
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Derived forms
speechlessly (ˈspeechlessly)
adverb
speechlessness (ˈspeechlessness)
noun
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speechless in American English
(ˈspitʃlɪs)
adjective
SYNONYMS 1. dumfounded, shocked, mute. See dumb. 3. silent, mute.ANTONYMS 1–3. loquacious, voluble, talkative.1.
speechless with alarm
4.
not expressed in speech or words
speechless compliments
5.
refraining from speech
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Derived forms
speechlessly adverb
speechlessness
noun
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British English: speechless
/ˈspiːtʃlɪs/ ADJECTIVE
If you are speechless, you are temporarily unable to speak, usually because something has shocked you.
Alex was speechless with fear.
- American English: speechless /ˈspitʃlɪs/
- Arabic: وَاجِم
- Brazilian Portuguese: emudecido
- Chinese: 不能说话的
- Croatian: bez riječi
- Czech: oněmělý úžasem
- Danish: målløs
- Dutch: sprakeloos
- European Spanish: sin habla
- Finnish: sanaton
- French: coi
- German: sprachlos
- Greek: άναυδος
- Italian: senza parole
- Japanese: 口のきけない
- Korean: 말을 못하는
- Norwegian: målløs
- Polish: oniemiały
- European Portuguese: emudecido
- Romanian: mut
- Russian: онемевший
- Latin American Spanish: sin habla
- Swedish: mållös
- Thai: พูดไม่ออก
- Turkish: nutku tutulmuş
- Ukrainian: німий
- Vietnamese: không nói nên lời
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