stunned

Variant of stun

stun definition

stun (stun)

transitive verb stunned, stunning stun′·ning

  1. to make senseless or unconscious, as by a blow
  2. to daze or stupefy; shock deeply; astound; overwhelm stunned by the news
  3. to overpower or bewilder as by a loud noise or explosion

Etymology: ME stonien < OFr estoner, to stun: see astonish

noun

the effect or condition of being stunned

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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