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adjective
- 1. so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished: "a silent, stunned crowd"
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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.
noun. : the effect of something that stuns : shock. Synonyms. Verb. daze. rock. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of stun in a Sentence. Verb The angry criticism stunned them. His old friends were stunned at his success. She sat in stunned disbelief.
Synonyms for STUNNED: amazed, shocked, astonished, surprised, horrified, dumfounded, dumbstruck, appalled; Antonyms of STUNNED: nonchalant, unruffled, casual, blasé, blase, conscious, alert, clearheaded
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.
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.
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.
showing or reflecting astonishment, shock, or bewilderment: A stunned spectator managed a "You're kidding?" but nothing more. The curtain fell to a stunned silence, and then rapturous applause and hysterical laughter. verb. the simple past tense and past participle of stun. Discover More. Other Words From. un·stunned adjective. Discover More.
If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything. They were stunned by the film's tragic end. American English : stun / ˈstʌn /
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.
