Stunned meaning in English
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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)
Examples
- "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."
Exercise 1
The article states that the members of the EU Commission were "stunned" by this development.
This means that the officials were .
This means that the officials were .
The article states that the members of the EU Commission were "stunned" by this development.
This means that the officials were astonished.
This means that the officials were astonished.
astonished: "To be stunned" means either to be "greatly surprised" or to be physically "shocked" or "confused". The adjective "astonished" expresses this idea of great surprise.
insulted: "To be stunned" does not express that someone feels "insulted", only that they are surprised.
pleased: "To be stunned" does not express that news has "pleased" someone or made someone happy.
angered: "To be stunned" does not express that news has "angered" or made someone angry.
Exercise 2
"I was enthralled to get your message this morning"
This sentence could be rewritten: I was to get your message this morning.
This sentence could be rewritten: I was to get your message this morning.
"I was enthralled to get your message this morning"
This sentence could be rewritten: I was delighted to get your message this morning.
This sentence could be rewritten: I was delighted to get your message this morning.
delighted: To be "enthralled" is to be "charmed", "delighted" or "thrilled". Here Icarus is expressing his joy and happiness in receiving Ruby's message.
puzzled: A "puzzled" person is "confused" or "perplexed". Icarus is not expressing his confusion, but rather his joy at receiving Ruby's message.
saddened: Icarus isn't expressing his sadness at receiving this message, but rather his happiness or joy.
stunned: A "stunned" person is greatly "shocked", "surprised" or even "physically surprised". Although Icarus' statement does indicate a slight sense of surprise, the term "enthralled" expresses more of a sense of delight and joy than "surprise".
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