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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Verb
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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Greater New Bedford stunned everyone last season by reaching the state final with one of the state’s youngest lineups.
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OpenAI’s out-of-the-blue acquisition of TBPN, the buzzy online talk show, stunned the worlds of media and technology.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
But he was also stunned at the pace people were removing him from the public eye, unlike other white historical icons with troubling pasts.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Greater New Bedford stunned everyone last season by reaching the state final with one of the state’s youngest lineups.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The teen was stunned that the brazen daylight shooting occurred near families.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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