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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstunned
/stʌnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Very surprised or shocked, so that one is temporarily unable to react.
"She was too stunned to speak after hearing the unexpected news."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'stun', which comes from Old English 'stunian' (to make a din, crash, or stupefy), of Germanic origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "stunned" is said worldwide
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stupéfait
Transliteration: sty-pe-fɛ
"Elle était stupéfaite par la nouvelle."
fassungslos
Transliteration: ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs
"Er war fassungslos vor Überraschung."
sbigottito
Transliteration: zbiɡotˈtito
"Rimase sbigottito di fronte a tanta bellezza."
atónito
Transliteration: aˈtonito
"Se quedó atónito al ver el resultado."
atônito
Transliteration: aˈtõnitu
"Ele ficou atônito com a revelação."
स्तब्ध
Transliteration: stabdh
"वह खबर सुनकर स्तब्ध रह गया।"
震惊的
Transliteration: zhènjīng de
"听到这个消息他惊呆了。"
멍한
Transliteration: m_eong-han
"그는 충격을 받아 멍해졌다."
呆然とした
Transliteration: bozen to shita
"彼女はその知らせを聞いて呆然とした。"
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