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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stun /stʌn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], stunned, stun•ning. - to cause (someone) to lose consciousness, feeling, or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.:He was stunned by a wicked blow to the head.
- to astonish;
astound;
amaze:We were completely stunned by her hostile reaction. - to shock;
overwhelm:We were stunned to hear of his sudden death.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stun (stun),USA pronunciation v., stunned, stun•ning, n.
v.t. - 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.
- to astonish;
astound;
amaze:Her wit stunned the audience. - to shock;
overwhelm:The world was stunned by the attempted assassination. - to daze or bewilder by noise.
n. - the act of stunning.
- the condition of being stunned.
- Old French estoner to shake, make resound; see astonish
- Middle English stonen, stunen (verb, verbal) 1250–1300
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See shock 1.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stupefy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stun /stʌn/ vb (stuns, stunning, stunned)(transitive)- to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall
- to shock or overwhelm
- to surprise or astound
n - the state or effect of being stunned
Etymology: 13th Century stunen, from Old French estoner to daze, stupefy, from Vulgar Latin extonāre (unattested), from Latin ex-1 + tonāre to thunder |