stun

stun

 (stŭn)

tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns

1. To daze or render senseless, as by a blow or loud noise.

2. To stupefy, as with the emotional impact of an experience; astound.

n.

A blow or shock that stupefies.

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[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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stun

(stʌn)

vb (tr) , stuns, stunning or stunned

1. to render unconscious, as by a heavy blow or fall

2. to shock or overwhelm

3. to surprise or astound

n

the state or effect of being stunned

[C13 stunen, from Old French estoner to daze, stupefy, from Vulgar Latin extonāre (unattested), from Latin ex-¹ + tonāre to thunder]

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stun

(stʌn)

v. stunned, stun•ning,
n. v.t.

1. to deprive of consciousness, feeling, or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.

2. to astonish; astound; amaze.

3. to shock; overwhelm.

4. to daze or bewilder by noise.

n.

5. the act of stunning.

6. the condition of being stunned.

[1250–1300; Middle English stonen, stunen (v.) < Old French estoner to shake, make resound; see astonish]

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stun

Past participle: stunned
Gerund: stunning

Imperative

stun

stun

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	stun - make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" stupefy immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
	2.	stun - hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag sandbag hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	3.	stun - overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her" bedaze, daze desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"

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stun

verb

1. overcome, shock, amaze, confuse, astonish, stagger, bewilder, astound, overpower, confound, stupefy, strike (someone) dumb, knock (someone) for six (informal), dumbfound, flabbergast (informal), hit (someone) like a ton of bricks (informal), take (someone's) breath away Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.

2. daze, knock out, stupefy, numb, knock unconscious, benumb He stood his ground and took a heavy blow that stunned him.

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stun

verb

1. To dull the senses, as with a heavy blow, a shock, or fatigue:

bedaze, bemuse, benumb, daze, stupefy.

Chiefly Regional: maze.

2. To render helpless, as by emotion:

benumb, numb, paralyze, petrify, stupefy, wither.

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Translations

يَصْرَع، يُدَوِّخيَصْعَق، يُذْهِل

ohromitomráčit

chokere

betäuben

aturdirdejar inconscientepasmaradarvaranonadar

ällistyttää

abasourdirassommeravoinerconsternerétourdir

gera agndofarota; gera vankaîan

assordarefrastornaretramortire

apdullinātapstulbinātšokēt

slå bevisstløs

оглушить

omamitiosupiti

afallatmakbayıltmakşaşırtmaksersemletmek

大吃一惊打昏

stun

[stʌn]

A. VT

1. (= render unconscious) → dejar sin sentido

2. (= daze) → aturdir, atontar
he was stunned by the blow → el golpe lo aturdió or atontó → el golpe lo dejó aturdido or atontado

3. (= amaze) → dejar pasmado

4. (= shock) → dejar anonadado
the news stunned everybody → la noticia dejó anonadados a todos
the family were stunned by his death → la familia quedó anonadada a raíz de su muerte

B. CPD stun grenade N → granada f detonadora, granada f de estampida
stun gun N arma para inmovilizar a animales o a personas temporalmente

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stun

[ˈstʌn] vt

[news] → abasourdir, stupéfier

[blow] → étourdir

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stun

vt (= make unconscious) → betäuben; (noise also: = daze) → benommen machen; (fig: = shock) → fassungslos machen; (= amaze) → erstaunen, verblüffen; he was stunned by the news (bad news) → er war über die Nachricht fassungslos or wie gelähmt; (good news) → die Nachricht hat ihn überwältigt; he was stunned by his good fortune → er war sprachlos über sein Glück

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stun

[stʌn] vt (subj, blow) → stordire, tramortire (fig) (amaze) → sbalordire, stupefare
the news stunned everybody → la notizia sbalordì tutti

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stun

(stan) – past tense, past participle stunned – verb

1. to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head. The blow stunned him. katswink slaan يَصْرَع، يُدَوِّخ довеждам до безсъзнание deixar sem sentidos omráčit betäuben slå bevidstløs ρίχνω κπ. αναίσθητο με χτύπημα dejar inconsciente oimetuks lööma بيهوش كردن tainnuttaa assommer לְהַמֵם अचेत कर देना omamiti elkábít membuat tidak sadar rota; gera vankaðan stordire 気絶させる 실신하다 apsvaiginti, pritrenkti apdullināt membuat tidak sedar verdoven slå i svime/bevisstløs ogłuszyć بیهوښه کول deixar sem sentidos a năuci оглушать omráčiť omamiti z udarcem onesvestiti bedöva ทำให้สลบ sersemletmek, bayıltmak 打昏 оглушати ضرب یا صدمے کا کسی شخص کو بے ہوش کر دینا làm choáng váng, đánh bất tỉnh 打昏

2. to shock or astonish. He was stunned by the news of her death. dronkslaan يَصْعَق، يُذْهِل зашеметявам atordoar ohromit betäuben chokere καταπλήσσωaturdir, pasmar, asombrar vapustama مبهوت كردن ällistyttää abasourdir לְהַמֵם धक्का देना zabezeknuti, osupnuti megdöbbent membuat tertegun gera agndofa sbalordire びっくりさせる 놀라다 priblokšti šokēt; apstulbināt memegunkan schokkensjokkere, lamslåoszołomić مبهوت کدیل atordoar a stupefia, a şoca ошеломлять ohromiť osupiti zapanjiti chocka, lamslå ทำให้ตะลึงงัน şaşırtmak, afallatmak 大吃一驚 приголомшувати ہوش و حواس غاءب کر دینا làm sững sờ, làm sửng sốt 大吃一惊

ˈstunning adjective

marvellous. a stunning dress. baie mooi مُذْهِل، رائِع зашеметяващ esplêndido senzační toll pragtfuld καταπληκτικόςalucinante, estupendo, maravilloso oivaline خيره كننده ällistyttävä sensationnelמהמם मोहक, रमणीय divan, sjajan pompás hebat töfrandi splendido, straordinario すばらしい 멋진 nuostabus, pritrenkiantis satriecošs; graujošs hebat magnifiekpraktfull, betagende szałowy خیره کوونکی esplêndido senzaţional сногсшибательный skvelý, úžasný, fantastický sijajen zadivljujući fantastisk, jättesnygg น่าประหลาดใจ şahane 極漂亮的 вражаючий; прекрасний متحیر کرنے والا tuyệt vời, gây ấn tượng sâu sắc 极漂亮的

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stun

vt. aturdir, pasmar.

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stun

vt (pret & pp stunned; ger stunning) aturdir, dejar brevemente incapacitado; to become stunned aturdirse, quedar brevemente incapacitado

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