stun

//stʌn//
B2Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Verb

stunInfinitive
stunPresent tense
stunnedPast tense
stunnedPast participle
stunningPresent participle
stunsThird-person singular
1

To render someone unconscious or dazed, typically by a blow to the head.

The boxer was stunned by a powerful punch to the head.

2

To shock or astonish someone so greatly that they are temporarily unable to react.

The news of his sudden resignation stunned everyone in the office.

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