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adjective
- 1. so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished: "a silent, stunned crowd"
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1. : to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze. 2. : to shock with noise. 3. : to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief. stun. 2 of 2. noun. : the effect of something that stuns : shock. Synonyms. Verb. daze. rock. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of stun in a Sentence.
very shocked or surprised: They stood in stunned silence beside the bodies. I am stunned and saddened by this news. Synonyms. amazed. astonished. astounded. dumbfounded. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surprised. aback. agape. aghast. amazed. appalled. flabbergasted. flat-footed. gobsmacked. goggle-eyed. headlight.
Stunned definition: deprived of consciousness or strength. See examples of STUNNED used in a sentence.
Synonyms for STUNNED: amazed, shocked, astonished, surprised, horrified, dumfounded, dumbstruck, appalled; Antonyms of STUNNED: nonchalant, unruffled, casual, blasé, blase, conscious, alert, clearheaded
stun verb [T] (MAKE UNCONSCIOUS) to make a person or animal unconscious or unable to think normally, especially by hitting their or its head hard: Stunned by the impact, he lay on the ground wondering what had happened.
When you're stunned, you're thrown for a loop: either by shocking news or a blow to the head. You can be stunned a few different ways, but they all involve a state of confusion. If your mom won the lottery, you'd be stunned.
stun. (stŭn) tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns. 1. To daze or render senseless, as by a blow or loud noise. 2. To stupefy, as with the emotional impact of an experience; astound. n. A blow or shock that stupefies.
Definition of stunned adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
stun verb [T] (MAKE UNCONSCIOUS) to make a person or animal unconscious or unable to think normally, especially by hitting their or its head hard: Stunned by the impact, he lay on the ground wondering what had happened. This injection stuns the rhinoceros, so we can examine it.
adjective. shocked or astounded. When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned. His announcement did not produce any immediate cheers, only a stunned silence while the words sank in. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'stunned' in a sentence. stunned.
