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Stun Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Stun? [v] make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" [v] hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [v] surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off [v] overcome esp. with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Stun: ball over \| bedaze \| blow out of the water \| daze \| floor \| sandbag \| shock \| stupefy \| take aback Related Terms \| Find terms related to Stun: See Also \| desensitise \| desensitize \| galvanise \| galvanize \| hit \| immobilise \| immobilize \| startle \| surprise Stun In Webster's Dictionary \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stunning}.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel. stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.] 1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head. One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. --Dryden. 2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing. And stunned him with the music of the spheres. --Pope. 3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder. William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe. \Stun\, n. The condition of being stunned.

Stun Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stun?

[v] make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
[v] hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
[v] surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
[v] overcome esp. with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"

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Stun In Webster's Dictionary

\Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Stunning}.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian
to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel.
stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from
the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]
1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render
   senseless by a blow, as on the head.

         One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy
         mace to stun the foe.                 --Dryden.

2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome;
   especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.

         And stunned him with the music of the spheres.
                                               --Pope.

3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.

         William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe.


\Stun\, n.
The condition of being stunned.

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