- stunned
- AmericandrunkCommon slang, with obvious imagery.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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stunned — [ stʌnd ] adjective 1. ) very shocked or upset, especially so that you are unable to act normally: After the attack, stunned villagers wandered the streets. stunned at/by: We were all stunned at her refusal to help. stunned silence: Danny looked… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stunned — [stʌnd] adj too surprised or shocked to speak ▪ He looked completely stunned. ▪ The audience sat in stunned silence … Dictionary of contemporary English
stunned — index speechless Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stunned — [adj] dazed aghast, amazed, astonished, astounded, bewildered, blown away*, bowled over*, breathless, confounded, confused, dismayed, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, frozen, numb, overcome, overwhelmed, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped … New thesaurus
stunned — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sit, sound, stand ▪ Morton stood stunned, unable to believe his ears … Collocations dictionary
stunned — UK [stʌnd] / US adjective 1) very shocked or upset, especially so that you are unable to act normally After the attack, stunned villagers wandered the streets. stunned at/by: We were all stunned at her refusal to help. stunned silence: Danny… … English dictionary
stunned — adj. stunned to + inf. (we were stunned to learn of his defection) * * * stunned to + inf. (we were stunned to learn of his defection) … Combinatory dictionary
Stunned — Stun Stun, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stunning}.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st[ o]hnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from the same… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stunned — adjective 1. filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock (Freq. 2) an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral astounded viewers wept… … Useful english dictionary
stunned — /stʌnd/ (say stund) verb 1. past tense and past participle of stun. –adjective 2. Originally World War I Colloquial drunk; inebriated. –phrase 3. like a stunned mullet, Colloquial a. in complete bewilderment or astonishment …
stunned — mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ I was imply stunned with the stuff. □ Kelly was stunned and had to be carried home to recover … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
