Definition
stunned: shocked, astonished, surprised, amazed
Bruno is stunned that the intern asked him for a raise: he has only worked at Delavigne for a week, and has called in sick 3 of those days!
to stun (someone): to surprise, to astonish, to shock (someone)
- "The announcement came as a major shock to EU Commission officials, who were stunned by this application."
- "After studying 150 households in all 50 states, scientists were stunned to find that people are actually getting fatter by the second."
- "Shoshana was captured and caged minutes after the attack, when stunned zoo personnel discovered the tiger standing over Timothy and kissing him affectionately."
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