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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Verb
The capital’s development over the past eight years, despite sanctions and the extreme isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, stunned him.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Their video has racked up nearly 80 million views on TikTok, with fans stunned to see the Nobel Prize laureate standing back-to-back with the late-night host.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Beccuau said one of the detainees is believed to have been part of the four-person crew that carried out the October 19 robbery, a heist that stunned France and the world.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
But Miles stunned the country by entering the transfer portal and eventually landing at TCU, a few weeks after the Horned Frogs eliminated Notre Dame in the Sweet 16.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stun. Accessed 1 Nov. 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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