stunned

[ stuhnd ]

/ stʌnd /

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adjective

deprived of consciousness or strength:When the fish came close enough, they would get bopped on the head with a club or an axe by the fishermen, who would then drag the stunned fish into the boat.

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.

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Origin of stunned

stun + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM stunned

un·stunned, adjective

Words nearby stunned

stun, stung, stun grenade, stun gun, stunk, stunned, stunner, stunning, stunsail, stunt, stunted

How to use stunned in a sentence

Several officers then closed in and took him to the ground, using a stun gun to subdue him.
Milwaukee to pay Bucks’ Sterling Brown $750,000, admit police violated his rights|Matt Bonesteel|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That November, many of us were stunned as voters in four states supported marriage equality at the ballot box.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Johnson kept doing all he could, gazing down at those eyes that gazed right back at him with a seemingly stunned look.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I arrive at the bungalow and find his staff standing about stunned, some of them in tears.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He and Jessen convinced a stunned and desperate CIA that they were the ones to run a new interrogation program.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
De Castellor was now in his seat; and when Castanos came off; the Duke was stunned into stupor, overcome by the illimitable ruin.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He recovered himself, however, in a moment, and fired—sending a ball into the brute which just touched the brain and stunned it.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
The clerk went as he was bid, but stupified and stunned by the information he had received.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Stunned by the reception they received, those who had not been killed or wounded beat a hasty retreat.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Oliver felt stunned and stupified by the unexpected intelligence; he could not weep, or speak, or rest.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens