verb (used with object)
1.
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.
2.
to astonish; astound; amaze: Her wit stunned the audience.
3.
to shock; overwhelm: The world was stunned by the attempted assassination.
4.
to daze or bewilder by noise.
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| —vb , stuns, stunning, stunned | |
| 1. | to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall |
| 2. | to shock or overwhelm |
| 3. | to surprise or astound |
| —n | |
| 4. | the state or effect of being stunned |
| [C13 stunen, from Old French estoner to daze, stupefy, from Vulgar Latin extonāre (unattested), from Latin | |
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Word Origin & History
stun
c.1300, "to daze or render unconscious" (from a blow, powerful emotion, etc.), probably aphetic of O.Fr. estoner "to stun" (see astonish). Stunning popularized for "splendid, excellent" c.1849.
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Example sentences
Winter-white petals stun with their geometric shape.
They are actually shocking the water with a strong electrical charge to stun the fish into submission so they can be collected.
The sound is used both to stun prey and to communicate with other members of the same species.
These crustaceans can close their giant claws so violently that they snap shut with a deafening sound used to stun prey.
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