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stunned

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, stunnedadjective

    filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

    "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"

  2. knocked out(p), kayoed, KO'd, out(p), stunnedadjective

    knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

  3. dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupid(p)adjective

    in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock

    "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"

Wiktionary

  1. stunnedadjective

    Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

Wikipedia

  1. stunned

    Stunning is the process of rendering animals immobile or unconscious, with or without killing the animal, when or immediately prior to slaughtering them for food.

ChatGPT

  1. stunned

    Stunned refers to a state of being shocked, surprised, or taken aback, typically due to an unexpected or abrupt event, revelation, or piece of information. It can also refer to a condition of momentary disorientation or incapacitation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stunned

    of Stun

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stunned in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stunned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of stunned in a Sentence

  1. The Dearborn Heights man:

    Saying that I was stunned is an understatement. I couldnt believe it was real. It took several days for the reality to set in that my mistake had paid off to the tune of $2 million!

  2. Karen Bass:

    I’m stunned by the news of Gemmel’s death and the tragic and sad circumstances surrounding it, what I am hearing and reading about [Buck’s] conduct with Gemmel is deeply disturbing. If there are other victims, they should come forward immediately.

  3. Rudolf Erasmus:

    I had a moment of stunned silence, it was more as if my brain did not register what is going on to be truly honest. It was a moment of disbelief, I think.

  4. Iris Warner:

    We are shocked and appalled at the violence used against our mother Iris, better known as Anne to her friends and family - a defenseless 90-year-old-woman, it has left us feeling stunned and sickened. We appeal for anyone with information that could assist police in their investigation to come forward. The person responsible must be brought to justice. Her condition has improved but she is expected to remain in the hospital for a long time for intensive treatment. Iris Warner, a 90-year-old woman in the UK, was brutally assaulted in Iris Warner sleep. Police are searching for Iris Warner attacker. ( Metropolitan Police).

  5. Tom Selleck:

    I was stunned, kathie Lee Gifford was a good kiss, man.

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Translations for stunned

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  • зашеметенBulgarian
  • betäubtGerman
  • pökertynyt, pökerryksissä, tyrmättyFinnish
  • abasourdi, stupéfiéFrench
  • incantato, basito, stupefatto, attonito, ammaliato, scioccato, sbalorditoItalian
  • הָמוּםHebrew
  • ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಂಡKannada
  • bedøvetNorwegian
  • ошеломлённый, остолбеневшийRussian

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