have no words for (someone or something)

To be rendered speechless by someone or something. I have no words for how deeply I love my wife. The teacher had no words for the state of chaos she witnessed when she stepped back into the classroom. Sometimes things happen that are so awful, we simply have no words for them.

have no words for

To be unable to describe or talk about.

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