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stun

  [stuhn] ,verb, stunned, stun⋅ning, noun
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–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.
–noun
5. the act of stunning.
6. the condition of being stunned.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME stonen, stunen (v.) < OF estoner to shake, make resound; see astonish

Synonyms:
2, 3. See shock 1 . 4. stupefy.
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stun   (stŭn)   
tr.v.   stunned, stun·ning, stuns
  1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow.
  2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise.
  3. To stupefy, as with the emotional impact of an experience; astound. See Synonyms at daze.
n.  A blow or shock that stupefies.

[Middle English stonen, Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]
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