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thunderbolt

 noun
     
Related topics: Nature, Meteorology
thun‧der‧bolt [countable]
1HEMDN a flash of lightning which hits a person or thing and kills or destroys them
2 a sudden event or piece of news that shocks you:
The idea hit her like a thunderbolt.
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