Synonyms

stunned

American

[stuhnd] / stʌnd /

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.

Other Word Forms

unstunned adjective

Etymology

Origin of stunned

stun ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Then the opposite happened five times this season—and then took place once more when the Bears stunned the Packers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I would have been stunned, but I’m very grateful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Loyola, down 16 points going into the fourth quarter, started making threes and stunned Sherman Oaks Notre Dame on the road 72-68.

From Los Angeles Times

Archaeologists have been stunned to discover two of the rarest Iron Age objects in the same excavation.

From BBC

Others were stunned at how quickly the public engaged with ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal

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