stun
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to stun: stun gun, Stun grenade
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.
[Middle English stonen, Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
stun
Past participle: stunned
Gerund: stunning
| Imperative |
|---|
| stun |
| stun |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Verb | 1. | stun - make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish" 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 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"desensitise, desensitize - cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
stun
verb1. To dull the senses, as with a heavy blow, a shock, or fatigue:
Chiefly Regional: maze.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَصْرَع، يُدَوِّخيَصْعَق، يُذْهِل
ohromitomráčit
chokere
ällistyttää
gera agndofarota; gera vankaîan
apdullinātapstulbinātšokēt
omamitiosupiti
afallatmakbayıltmakşaşırtmaksersemletmek
stun
[stʌn]A. VT
1. (= render unconscious) → dejar sin sentido
B. CPD stun grenade N → granada f detonadora, granada f de estampida
stun gun N arma para inmovilizar a animales o a personas temporalmente
stun gun N arma para inmovilizar a animales o a personas temporalmente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stun
[stʌn] vt (subj, blow) → stordire, tramortire (fig) (amaze) → sbalordire, stupefarethe news stunned everybody → la notizia sbalordì tutti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stun
(stan) – past tense, past participle stunned – verb1. to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head. The blow stunned him.
2. to shock or astonish. He was stunned by the news of her death.
ˈstunning adjective marvellous. a stunning dress.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stun
vt. aturdir, pasmar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
stun
vt (pret & pp stunned; ger stunning) aturdir, dejar brevemente incapacitado; to become stunned aturdirse, quedar brevemente incapacitadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.