The Carrow Road outfit conceded all four goals in 16 first-half minutes as Villa recorded their first win in five Premier League matches.
But Hughton, who saw his side lose 7-0 at Manchester City earlier in the season, feels Norwich have what it takes to recover from a heavy defeat.
"We've generally had a side that have been able to pick themselves up after a difficult result to churn out a better result," he said.
"You have to assess - we weren't good enough (on Sunday) and that's a fact and we were well beaten in that 15-minute period.
"It's how you respond to it, and generally we've got a good group of lads that have responded very well, but it's difficult to take at the moment because it's not one I saw coming."
Norwich host Stoke City in the Premier League next Saturday.
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