stunned

CEFRB1

/stʌnd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely shocked or surprised.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of stun

Examples

  • "How did you fit a briefcase into your pocket?!" the woman asked, stunned.

  • The fall stunned me for a moment.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

More examples

In context

  • They were stunned after finding out about his resignation.

  • completely stunned

  • stunned silence

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The surprising announcement left the entire audience blank and silent for a full minute.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From stun + -ed.