The meaning of Speechless

Speechless – definition

adjective
Unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion.
Usage examples:
He was speechless with rage
Synonims:
Lost for words At a loss for words Struck dumb Dumbstruck Bereft of speech Tongue-tied Unable to get a word out Inarticulate Mute Dumb Voiceless Dumbfounded Thunderstruck Shocked Shell-shocke

Speechless translation into English

Speechless: translate from English into Chinese

无语, 貊, 默然, 貉, 说不出话来

Speechless: translate from English into Dutch

Sprakeloos, Stom, Verstomd

Speechless: translate from English into French

Muet, Interloqué

Speechless: translate from English into German

Sprachlos, Stumm

Speechless: translate from English into Hindi

अवाक, चुप., गूंगा, मूक, अल्पभाषी, अनिर्वचनीय, अकथनीय, बयान से बाहर, चुप्पा, बद्ध-जिह्व

Speechless: translate from English into Italian

Muto, Ammutolito, Inesprimibile

Speechless: translate from English into Korean

말 못하는, 말하지 않는, 말문이 막힌, 이루 형언할 수 없는

Speechless: translate from English into Russian

Безмолвный, Немой, Онемевший, Невыразимый, Онемелый

Speechless: translate from English into Spanish

Sin habla, Mudo, Estupefacto

Word origin

Old English spǣclēas (see speech, -less).

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Speechless – similar words

speechlessness

noun
The feeling of being unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc.
Usage examples:
She was stunned to speechlessness by his marriage proposal., i was shocked to the point of speechle…

All meanings and translations of Speechlessness

Speechless synonims

dumb

adjective
Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.
Usage examples:
They stood dumb while the attacker poured out a stream of abuse

verb
Make dumb or unheard; silence.
Usage examples:
A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue

All meanings and translations of Dumb

dumbfounded

adjective
Greatly astonished or amazed.
Usage examples:
He was utterly dumbfounded

verb
Greatly astonish or amaze.
Usage examples:
I was dumbfounded by the low prices there

adjective
So shocked and surprised that you cannot speak
Usage examples:
Ray is dumbfounded at the questions.

All meanings and translations of Dumbfounded

dumbstruck

adjective
So shocked or surprised as to be unable to speak.
Usage examples:
He was dumbstruck with terror

adjective
So shocked and surprised that you cannot speak
Usage examples:
Ray is dumbfounded at the questions.

All meanings and translations of Dumbstruck

inarticulate

adjective
Unable to express one's ideas or feelings clearly or easily.
Usage examples:
An inarticulate man of action

adjective
Unable to express feelings or ideas in words, or communicated in a way that is difficult to understand
Usage examples:
He refers to them as inarticulate mountain people., inarticulate cries of rage

All meanings and translations of Inarticulate

mute

adjective
Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.
Usage examples:
Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully

noun
A person lacking the faculty of speech.
Usage examples:
They do not write; and unlike mutes, or monks under vows of silence, they do not use any signs or o…

verb
Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.
Usage examples:
Her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet

All meanings and translations of Mute

shocked

verb
Cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
Usage examples:
She was shocked at the state of his injuries

verb
Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.
Usage examples:
The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

adjective
Surprised and upset.
Usage examples:
She was shocked at the state of his injuries

All meanings and translations of Shocked

thunderstruck

adjective
Extremely surprised or shocked.
Usage examples:
They were thunderstruck by this revelation

adjective
Very surprised
Usage examples:
Ruth was thunderstruck when he presented her with an engagement ring.

All meanings and translations of Thunderstruck

tongue-tied

adjective
Having difficulty in speaking, usually because of being nervous
Usage examples:
I was practically tongue-tied.

All meanings and translations of Tongue-tied

voiceless

adjective
Not able to speak or express opinions.
Usage examples:
Millions of americans feel voiceless and powerless to bring positive change to the political system

adjective
If a group of people is voiceless, it does not have the power or the legal right to express their opinions
Usage examples:
He spent his life fighting for the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged.

All meanings and translations of Voiceless

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