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Stun Common

Stun has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

The condition of being stunned.

"The sudden news left him in a state of stun, unable to speak for several minutes."

Verb
1

make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

"stun fish"

2

hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

"The heavy raindrop stunned his cheek like a small sandbag, leaving him momentarily dizzy."

3

overcome as with astonishment or disbelief

"The news stunned her"

4

To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or unconsciousness.

"The sudden loud noise from the explosion stunned him so severely that he collapsed to the ground without moving a muscle."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
immobilize hit desensitize
Rhyming Words
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