thunderstrike

/TH AH1 N D ER0 S T R AY0 K/
noun
  1. 1

    The striking of lightning.

verb
  1. 1

    (transitive, now rare) To strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning.

  2. 2

    (transitive, figurative, now rare) To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible.