| query | If you are s______ by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything.If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end. When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned. His announcement produced only a stunned silence. |
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| word | stun |
| full-definition | verb If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end. When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned. His announcement produced only a stunned silence. If something such as a blow on the head stuns you, it makes you unconscious or confused and unsteady . Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him. |
| inflections | stunsstunningstunnedstunned |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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