stun (redirected from stuns)

stun  (stn)

tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns

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

2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise.

3. To stupefy, as with the emotional impact of an experience; astound. See Synonyms at daze.

n.

A blow or shock that stupefies.

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[Middle English stonen, Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonre, to thunder; see (s)ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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stun [stʌn]

vb stuns, stunning, stunned (tr)

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]

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.

Translations

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

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stun

v stun [stan]

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 omráčit slå bevidstløs betäuben 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 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 ohromit chokere betäuben καταπλήσσω aturdir, pasmar, asombrar vapustama مبهوت كردن järkyttää abasourdir לְהַמֵם धक्का देना zabezeknuti, osupnuti megdöbbent membuat tertegun gera agndofa sbalordire びっくりさせる 놀라다 priblokšti šokēt; apstulbināt memegunkan schokken sjokkere, lamslå oszołomić 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

adj stunning

marvellous a stunning dress. baie mooi مُذْهِل، رائِع зашеметяващ senzační pragtfuld toll καταπληκτικός alucinante, estupendo, maravilloso oivaline خيره كننده mahtava sensationnel מְהַמֵם मोहक, रमणीय divan, sjajan pompás hebat töfrandi splendido, straordinario すばらしい 멋진 nuostabus, pritrenkiantis satriecošs; graujošs hebat magnifiek praktfull, betagende szałowy 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