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Surprised vs Stunning - What's the difference?

surprised | stunning |

As adjectives the difference between surprised and stunning

is that surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event while stunning is having an effect that stuns.

As verbs the difference between surprised and stunning

is that surprised is (surprise) while stunning is .

surprised

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked

    stunning

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having an effect that stuns.
    • The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.
  • Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
    • That woman is stunning !
  • Amazing (very good).
    • The film was stunning .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=So it was against the run of play that their London rivals took the lead two minutes before the interval through Drogba. He rolled William Gallas inside the area before flashing a stunning finish high past keeper Carlo Cudicini.}}

    Verb

    (head)