to stun
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3.0
- verb
- /stʌn/
:
asombrar
- The casualness with which these acts of torment are perpetrated absolutely stuns me.
- stun the world
- stuns the audience
- stuns the crowd
And just not to editorialize, but I am stunned by the selfishness of Joe Biden.
- And just not to editorialize, but I am stunned by the selfishness of Joe Biden.
- Just floored and just stunned by the creativity.
- So many will be stunned to hear this question.
- This outcome proves to be a spectacular success which stuns the world.
- And your gift won't just stun when she unwraps it, it'll sparkle for years to come.
- He, he said, he came back to me with a word that stunned me.
- And I was like, I was kind of, I wasn't, I wasn't stunned.
- If you bring value in your first exchange on DM, you will be stunned.
- When I abruptly quit the television show, MTV was kind of stunned by it.
- But, like, the lack of self-awareness you must have in that moment to be doing that stuns me.
Examples
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Walter, sometimes you stun me with your ability to connect the dots.
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And just not to editorialize, but I am stunned by the selfishness of Joe Biden.
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The thought seemed to stun him.
Fiction book (1994) -
So many will be stunned to hear this question.
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In 1975 he suddenly announced his retirement, stunning his legion of fans.
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Nash is going to stun us all with his genius.
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But Inasha stuns Lily by saying many have had that dream already.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yet it is their unexpected appearance that stuns Egyptian troops, causing a retreat.
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And when I look at some of his old bills, it stuns me when I think of all the hoops they make you jump through these days.
Academic text (1996) -
The magician's final trick stunned the audience into silence.
Synonyms
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5.3
Stop a person or system from moving and acting
210
4.3
To make someone unconscious by a hit, illness, or being very tired
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6.2
To surprise someone without warning so they feel shocked or upset
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8.8
To give someone a shock with a small electric weapon like a Taser to make them stop moving briefly
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6.6
To surprise someone so much they cannot react
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4.0
To surprise someone so they are not ready to react
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5.5
To give someone an electric shock with a handheld device to stop them briefly
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7.9
To make someone unable to think or react after a very strong shock
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4.3
To surprise someone and make them react
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3.8
Surprise someone very much
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3.9
To suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are surprised
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7.2
To make someone unable to speak because they are very surprised or shocked
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8.1
To surprise someone suddenly and very strongly
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4.3
To make someone confused and unable to think clearly
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7.4
To surprise someone very much so they cannot react
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8.8
To be so surprised that you almost cannot react
Make someone unable to hear because of very loud or repeated noise
To feel sudden shock or surprise
Idioms
Compounds
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5.0
A small device that gives a short electric shock to stop a person moving for a short time
How Shocked
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stun comes from Old French estoner, from Latin tonare 'to thunder', giving the image of being struck by a loud, sudden force. That's why to be stunned also means to be so 'surprised' or shocked that you are unable to react.