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stun Definition

stun (stun)

transitive verb stunned, stunning stun′·ning

  1. to make senseless or unconscious, as by a blow
  2. to daze or stupefy; shock deeply; astound; overwhelm stunned by the news
  3. to overpower or bewilder as by a loud noise or explosion

Etymology: ME stonien < OFr estoner, to stun: see astonish

noun

the effect or condition of being stunned
stun Synonyms

stun

v.

  1. To render unconscious

    hit, put to sleep, knock out, anesthetize; see deaden 1, drug.

  2. To astound

    astonish, bewilder, amaze; see surprise 1.

stun Usage Examples

Object

  • audience: He has decided to release more of his awesome material, the routines which he uses to stun audiences around the world.
  • pig: What is the best way to stun pigs to cause the least PSE?

Adjective modifier

  • electric: Yet an electric head-only stun only lasts between 20 and 40 seconds.

Modifies a noun

  • grenade: As stun grenades exploded, he was grabbed sharply by the arm.
  • gun: The selling of stun guns appears to have been a sideline to the main travel trade.

Modifying Another Word

  • electrically: The Co-operative Group is one of only 2 retailers who electrically stun all of their UK sourced farmed fish.

Browse dictionary entries near stun

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  5. ‹ stumped
  6. ‹ stumpage
  7. ‹ stump
  8. ‹ stumming
  9. ‹ stummed
  10. ‹ stumblingly
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