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View usage for: (stʌn) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense stuns, present participle stunning, past tense, past participle stunned1. verb [usually passive]If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: overcome, shock, amaze, confuse More Synonyms of stun stunned adjective When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned. His announcement produced only a stunned silence. Synonyms: knocked out, paralysed, numbed, dazed More Synonyms of stun Synonyms: staggered, shocked, devastated, numb More Synonyms of stun 2. verbIf something such as a blow on the head stuns you, it makes you unconscious or confused and unsteady. Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: daze, knock out, stupefy, numb More Synonyms of stun 3. See also stunning (stʌn) verbWord forms: stuns, stunning or stunned (transitive)1. to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall 3. to surprise or astound noun4. the state or effect of being stunned Word origin C13 stunen, from Old French estoner to daze, stupefy, from Vulgar Latin extonāre (unattested), from Latin ex-1 + tonāre to thunder (stʌn) verb transitiveWord forms: stunned or ˈstunning1. 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 noun4. the effect or condition of being stunned Word origin ME stonien < OFr estoner, to stun: see astonish Examples of 'stun' in a sentencestun British English: stun VERB If you are stunned by something, you are extremely shocked or surprised by it and are therefore unable to speak or do anything. They were stunned by the film's tragic end. - American English: stun
- Brazilian Portuguese: aturdir
- Chinese: 使震惊
- European Spanish: aturdir
- French: abasourdir
- German: fassungslos machen
- Italian: sbalordire
- Japanese: ぼう然とさせる
- Korean: 망연자실하다
- European Portuguese: aturdir
- Latin American Spanish: aturdir
Chinese translation of 'stun' vt - (= shock)
使震惊(驚) (shǐ zhènjīng) - (= daze)
使昏迷 (shǐ hūnmí)
Definition to shock or astonish (someone) so that he or she is unable to speak or act Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end. Synonyms overcome confuse stupefy strike (someone) dumb knock (someone) for six (informal) flabbergast (informal) hit (someone) like a ton of bricks (informal) take (someone's) breath away Definition (of a heavy blow or fall) to make (a person or an animal) unconscious He stood his ground and took a heavy blow that stunned him. Synonyms knock out knock unconscious benumb Additional synonymsDefinition to make numb or powerless Synonyms paralyse, shock, freeze, stun, chill, numb, deaden, stupefy, anaesthetize Definition to confuse utterly The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her. Synonyms confound, surprise, stun, confuse, puzzle, baffle, mix up, daze, perplex, mystify, stupefy, befuddle, flummox, bemuse, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) Definition to astound or bewilder For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts. Synonyms bewilder, baffle, amaze, confuse, astonish, startle, mix up, astound, perplex, surprise, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind, be all Greek to (informal), dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) The question dumbfounded him. Synonyms amaze, stun, astonish, confuse, overwhelm, stagger, startle, bewilder, astound, confound, take aback, bowl over (informal), flummox, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) Definition to make numb For a while the shock of his letter numbed her. Synonyms stun, knock out, paralyse, daze, stupefyDefinition to have such a strong effect on (someone) as to make him or her helpless or ineffective I was so overpowered by shame that I was unable to speak. Synonyms overwhelm, overcome, bowl over (informal), staggerDefinition to cause (someone) to experience extreme horror, disgust, or astonishment Relief workers were shocked by what they saw. Synonyms shake, stun, stagger, jar, shake up (informal), paralyse, numb, jolt, stupefy, shake out of your complacency Definition to amaze or shock (someone) The whole thing staggers me. Synonyms astound, amaze, stun, surprise, shock, shake, overwhelm, astonish, confound, take (someone) aback, bowl over (informal), stupefy, strike (someone) dumb, throw off balance, give (someone) a shock, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast (informal), take (someone's) breath away Definition to confuse or astound (someone) The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them. Synonyms astound, shock, amaze, astonish, stun, stagger, bewilder, numb, daze, confound, knock senseless, dumbfound |