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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stun \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stunning.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian
     to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel.
     stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from
     the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]
     1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render
        senseless by a blow, as on the head.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One hung a poleax at his saddlebow,
              And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome;
        especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And stunned him with the music of the spheres.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stun \Stun\, n.
     The condition of being stunned.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stun \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Stunning.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian
     to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel.
     stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from
     the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]
     1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render
        senseless by a blow, as on the head.
  
              One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy
              mace to stun the foe.                 --Dryden.
  
     2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome;
        especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.
  
              And stunned him with the music of the spheres.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.
  
              William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stun \Stun\, n.
     The condition of being stunned.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  stun
       v 1: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
            [syn: stupefy]
       2: surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored
          when I heard that I was promoted" [syn: shock, floor,
          ball over, blow out of the water, take aback]
       3: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag [syn: sandbag]
       4: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news
          stunned her" [syn: bedaze, daze]
       [also: stunning, stunned]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stun
     n.
     1 The condition of being stunned.
     2 That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
     3 (lb en Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
     4 (lb en billiards snooker pool) The effect on the cue ball where the
  ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
     5 (lb en science fiction uncountable) A low-range setting for an
  energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing
  disorientation or unconsciousness.
     2 (lb en transitive) To shock or surprise.
     3 (lb en snooker billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides
  without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues
  at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  stun
     n.
     1 The condition of being stunned.
     2 That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
     3 (lb en Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
     4 (lb en billiards snooker pool) The effect on the cue ball where the
  ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
     5 (lb en science fiction uncountable) A low-range setting for an
  energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing
  disorientation or unconsciousness.
     2 (lb en transitive) To shock or surprise.
     3 (lb en snooker billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides
  without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues
  at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  stun
     n.
     1 The condition of being stunned.
     2 That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
     3 (lb en Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
     4 (lb en billiards snooker pool) The effect on the cue ball where the
  ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
     5 (lb en science fiction uncountable) A low-range setting for an
  energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing
  disorientation or unconsciousness.
     2 (lb en transitive) To shock or surprise.
     3 (lb en snooker billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides
  without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues
  at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  stun
     n.
     1 The condition of being stunned.
     2 That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow.
     3 (lb en Newfoundland) A person who lacks intelligence.
     4 (lb en billiards snooker pool) The effect on the cue ball where the
  ball is hit without topspin, backspin or sidespin.
     5 (lb en science fiction uncountable) A low-range setting for an
  energy weapon that will stun its target but not injure or kill it.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To incapacitate; especially by inducing
  disorientation or unconsciousness.
     2 (lb en transitive) To shock or surprise.
     3 (lb en snooker billiards) To hit the cue ball so that it slides
  without topspin or backspin (and with or without sidespin) and continues
  at a natural angle after contact with the object ball

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stun
     Englanti vb.
     ällistyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  stun
     Engelska vb.
     1 bedöva
     2 förbluffa, slå med häpnad

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Stun /stˈʌn/
  أذهل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stun //stʌn// 
  1. зашеметяващ удар, шок
  That which stuns
  2. безсъзнание, зашеметяване
  the condition of being stunned

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  stun //stʌn// 
  1. зашеметя, зашеметявам
  to incapacitate
  2. шокирам
  to shock or surprise

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stun /stˈʌn/
  ohlušit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stun /stˈʌn/ 
  ohromit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  stun /stˈʌn/ 
  omráčit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  stun /stˈʌn/
  
  αιφνιδιάζω, ζαλίζω, συντρίβω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  stun //stʌn// 
  1. tainnuttaa, tyrmätä
  to incapacitate
  2. ällistyttää
  to shock or surprise

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  stun /stˈʌn/ 
  1. अचेत करना
        "I was stunned by his corpse."
  2. चकित होना
        "I was stunned by her beauty."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  stun /stˈʌn/
  onesvijestiti, ošamutiti, zaglušiti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  stun //stʌn// 
  1. 気絶
  to incapacitate
  2. 呆然
  to shock or surprise

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  stun /stʌn/
  bedwelmen

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  stun //stʌn// 
  lamme, lamslå, svimeslå
  to incapacitate

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  stun /stʌn/ 
    ogłuszać, oszołamiać

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  stun /stʌn/
  aturdir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  stun //stʌn// 
  1. bedöva
  to incapacitate
  2. chockera, förstumma, överraska
  to shock or surprise

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  stun /stˈʌn/
  1. (-ned, -ning)  sersemletmek
  2. şaşırtmak, afallatmak
  3. şaşkına çevirmek
  4. sersemletici darbe
  5. şok
  6. sersemleme, afallama. stun'ner  sersemletici şey veya kimse
  7. (k. dili) akıllara durgunluk veren kimse veya sey, fevkalade kimse.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  94 Moby Thesaurus words for "stun":
     KO, amaze, anesthetize, appall, astonish, astound, awake the dead,
     awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, bemuse, benumb, besot, bewilder,
     blast, blast the ear, blunt, boggle, boom, bowl down, bowl over,
     chloroform, coldcock, confound, crash, crescendo, daze, dazzle,
     deaden, deafen, desensitize, din, discombobulate, dope, drug, dull,
     dumbfound, dumbfounder, electrify, etherize, fill the air,
     flabbergast, freeze, frighten, horrify, jar, jolt, kayo, knock out,
     knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay out,
     narcotize, nonplus, numb, obtund, overcome, overwhelm, palsy,
     paralyze, peal, perplex, petrify, put to sleep, rattle the windows,
     rend the air, rend the ears, resound, ring, rise, rock the sky,
     scare stiff, scare to death, shake, shake up, shock,
     split the eardrums, split the ears, stagger, startle,
     startle the echoes, strike dead, strike dumb, strike terror into,
     strike with wonder, stupefy, surge, surprise, swell, take aback,
     terrify, thunder
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 使晕倒,使惊吓;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 使晕倒,使惊吓,打晕
     n. 晕眩,猛击

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