stunned Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
    stun; stupefy.
    • stun fish
  2. verb hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
    sandbag; stun.
  3. verb overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
    bedaze; stun; daze.
    • The news stunned her
  4. adjective satellite filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
    astonished; astounded; amazed; astonied.
    • an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
    • I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
    • astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
    • stood in stunned silence
    • stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
  5. adjective satellite knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
    kayoed; out; knocked out; KO'd.
  6. adjective satellite in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
    stupefied; stupid; dazed.
    • he had a dazed expression on his face
    • lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
    • was stupid from fatigue

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