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Meaning of 'stun' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stun [ n.]
- The condition of being stunned.
2 . Stun [ v. t.]
- To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render senseless by a blow, as on the head.
- To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome; especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.
- To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.

Meaning of 'stun' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stun [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
Example in sentence:
  • stun fish
Meaning (2):
- overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
Example in sentence:
  • The news stunned her

Nearby Words:

stub stubbed stubbedness stubbiness stubbing stubble stubbled stubbly stubborn stubby

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