stunned; stunning
1
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
2
: to shock with noise
3
: to overcome especially with paralyzing astonishment or disbelief
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The angry criticism stunned them.
His old friends were stunned at his success.
She sat in stunned disbelief.
There was a stunned expression on her face.
weapons that can stun people temporarily
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Rogen was also stunned when a Hollywood heavyweight director agreed to appear.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
For her latest feat, the actress stunned in a Zuhair Murad gown at a Clarins ICONS event in Los Angeles.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
The Central American underdog stunned the U.S. men's national soccer team (USMNT) last week in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals with a stoppage-time goal from Cecilio Waterman, handing the Americans a painful 1-0 loss at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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—Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Rogen was also stunned when a Hollywood heavyweight director agreed to appear.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
For her latest feat, the actress stunned in a Zuhair Murad gown at a Clarins ICONS event in Los Angeles.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 Mar. 2025
The Central American underdog stunned the U.S. men's national soccer team (USMNT) last week in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals with a stoppage-time goal from Cecilio Waterman, handing the Americans a painful 1-0 loss at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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stun
transitive verb
stunned; stunning
: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow
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