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stunned

[ UK /stˈʌnd/ ]
[ US /ˈstənd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
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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
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