adjective
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
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Examples
- 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
adjective
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Synonyms
knocked out(p)
kayoed
KO'd
out(p)
adjective
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
Synonyms
Examples
- he had a dazed expression on his face
- lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow
- was stupid from fatigue