Dismayed
Stunned
Stunned adjective - Affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise.
Usage example: realizing that they had been left out of the will, the billionaire's relatives just sat there, stunned
Dismayed and stunned are semantically related in shocked topic. You can use "Dismayed" instead an adjective "Stunned", if it concerns topics such as dazed.
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Charlie is too stunned (and deafened) to properly vent his dismayed horror at the scene.
Source: Literature / Winnetou
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