stun

4 definitions • 6 examples

to shock or surprise someone very much:

News of the disaster stunned people throughout the world.

She was stunned by the amount of support she received from well-wishers.

to make a person or animal unconscious or unable to think normally, especially by hitting their or its head hard:

Stunned by the impact, he lay on the ground wondering what had happened.

This injection stuns the rhinoceros, so we can examine it.

to shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react:

She was stunned by his generous offer.

to make a person or animal unconscious or confused, esp. by hitting the head hard:

He was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.