stunned
adjective
[ stʌnd ]
• so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished.
• "a silent, stunned crowd"
stun
verb
• knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.
• "the man was stunned by a blow to the head"
Similar:
daze,
stupefy,
knock senseless,
knock unconscious,
knock out,
lay out,
knock for six,
• astonish or shock (someone) so that they are temporarily unable to react.
• "the community was stunned by the tragedy"
Similar:
astound,
amaze,
astonish,
startle,
take someone's breath away,
dumbfound,
stupefy,
overwhelm,
stagger,
shock,
confound,
take aback,
shake up,
flabbergast,
knock for six,
knock sideways,
hit like a ton of bricks,
bowl over,
floor,
blow away,
Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estoner ‘astonish’.
