stunned

[stuhnd]

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of stun.

Other Word Forms

• unstunned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stunned¹

stun ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Bundesliga side would have been expecting a tough evening upon their delayed arrival in England, but it turned into a memorable 2-0 victory to leave Guardiola stunned on his milestone moment.

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Oracle stunned markets when it unveiled a stronger-than-expected forecast for so-called Remaining Performance Obligations, or RPO, a key industry metric that often acts as a proxy for long term revenue projections.

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When I asked my academic counselor if there were any courses on personal finance, the answer stunned me: “Nope, we don’t have anything.”

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“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” Rian Johnson’s darkest, funniest and best installment yet in his three-film detective series, takes place in a church stunned by two sins.

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Elche stunned Madrid early in the second half with a slick move to take the lead.

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• speechless 
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