stun
Americanverb (used with object)
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to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc..
The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
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Her wit stunned the audience.
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The world was stunned by the attempted assassination.
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to daze or bewilder by noise.
- Synonyms:
- stupefy
verb (used without object)
noun
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the act of stunning.
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the condition of being stunned.
verb
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to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall
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to shock or overwhelm
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to surprise or astound
noun
Related Words
See shock 1.
Etymology
Origin of stun
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English stonen, stunen (verb), from Old French estoner “to shake, make resound”; astonish
Example Sentences
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With a wave of her wand and a few magic words, Evie disappears under the snow-covered ground outside her family’s home and is transported to a stunning underwater cosmos.
The image of a stunned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor slumped back in a car after his arrest has been splashed over newspapers and websites worldwide.
From BBC
Instead, surprise packages Zimbabwe, who did not even qualify in 2024, topped Group B after a stunning unbeaten campaign where they not only beat Australia but also co-hosts Sri Lanka.
From Barron's
Zhang’s arrest on Jan. 19 marked a stunning fall for a man whose political lineage and loyalty once made him the bedrock of the Chinese ruler’s military flank.
Western AI video models have made progress in processing user instructions to make stunning images, he adds, but Seedance seems to have tied everything together.
From BBC
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