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Dismayed vs Stunned - What's the difference?

dismayed | stunned |

As adjectives the difference between dismayed and stunned

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while stunned is unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

As a verb stunned is

(stun).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    stunned

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (stun)