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stun
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- pronunciation:
- stuhn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stuns, stunning, stunned |
| definition 1: |
to daze or render unconscious, as by a blow, fall, or electric shock.
The hard blow to the woman's head stunned her.- synonyms:
- daze
- similar words:
- jolt, shock
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| definition 2: |
to stupefy or astonish, as by an emotional shock or a thrilling spectacle.
The news of the car crash stunned us all.The magician stunned the audience with his marvelous tricks.It stunned me that he could shamelessly ask this enormous favor of me.[it + verb + smby + that + clause
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It stunned her when she actually realized she'd won the lottery.[it + verb + smby + when + clause
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- synonyms:
- dumbfound, rock, stagger, stupefy
- similar words:
- amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, flabbergast, overwhelm, shock
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| definition 3: |
to overcome or bewilder, as by excessive noise, light, or the like.
The intense boom of thunder stunned us for a moment.- synonyms:
- daze, overcome, overpower, overwhelm
- similar words:
- bedazzle, befuddle, dazzle, discombobulate, paralyze, rock, stupefy
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| related words: |
appall, awe, befuddle, confuse, dazzle, dumbfound, electrify, jolt, nonplus, numb, startle, surprise, wither |
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