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UK
/stˈʌnd/
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[ US /ˈstənd/ ]
[ US /ˈstənd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
was stupid from fatigue
he had a dazed expression on his face
lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow -
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation
stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses
astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing
stood in stunned silence - knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
How To Use stunned In A Sentence
- Chain car collisions on the Interstate, hysteria-tinged second by second updates from the weatherman on the local TV stations, a stunned, awestricken look from the locals that almost made one think that this was surely the first time they had ever seen this precipitation thing occurring. Election Central Sunday Roundup
- Many animals are not properly stunned as they are pushed through the slaughterhouse as quickly as possible.
- I don't imagine cows much like being stunned with airguns, or chickens living in cages that deform their bodies, being forced to lay eggs until they die. MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature
- Many are stunned that such far-reaching changes can be made without their consent. Times, Sunday Times
- Stunned gallery visitors watched as guards grabbed him until cops arrived to arrest him. The Sun
- United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.
- The assault was so unexpected that he was briefly stunned into submission.
- Genevieve was aware only of the diatribe; she knew a flood of abuse was pouring from the lips of the Jewess, but she was too stunned to hear the details of the abuse. Chapter 2
- Stunned gallery visitors watched as guards grabbed him until cops arrived to arrest him. The Sun
- Animals killed by the shechita technique are not stunned before having their throats cut and blood drained out. Plan to label ritually slaughtered meat angers religious group