stunned

stun  (stn)

tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns

1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow.

2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise.

3. To stupefy, as with the emotional impact of an experience; astound. See Synonyms at daze.

n.

A blow or shock that stupefies.

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[Middle English stonen, Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonre, to thunder; see (s)ten- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stunned - filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses" amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded surprised - taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment; "surprised by her student's ingenuity"; "surprised that he remembered my name"; "a surprised expression"
	2.	stunned - knocked unconscious by a heavy blow kayoed, knocked out, KO'd, out unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
	3.	stunned - in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue" dazed, stupefied, stupid confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

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stunned

adjective staggered, shocked, devastated, numb, astounded, bowled over (informal) gobsmacked Brit. (slang) dumbfounded, flabbergasted (informal) struck dumb, at a loss for words

Translations

stunned [stʌnd] adj → assommé(e) (fig); sidéré(e)